1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football team

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1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football
Peach Blossom Classic, W 28–6 vs. Kentucky State
Steel Bowl, W 19–3 vs. Wilberforce
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Ponce de Leon Park
Seasons
← 1939
1941  →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Morris Brown $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Alabama State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Florida A&M 5 –1 –06 –1 –3
Xavier (LA) 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Tuskegee 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Clark (GA) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Lane 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
Knoxville 2 –3 –1 ? – ? – ?
Morehouse 1 –5 –11 –6 –1
Benedict 1 –4 –1 ? – ? – ?
South Carolina State 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
LeMoyne * 2 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Talladega * 1 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Fisk * 0 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Conference standings wre based on the Dickinson System. Teams that played less than five conference games did not figure in final figures.

The 1940 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Artis P. Graves, the Wolverines compiled an overall record of 9–1 record with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the SIAC title. [1] Morris Brown defeated Kentucky State in the Peach Blossom Bowl and Wilberforce in the Steel Bowl. The was recognized as the black college national champion for 1940.

Key players included fullback John "Big Train" Moody and halfbacks "Switch Engine" Jenkins and Joe Mitchell. Moody and guard Willie Griffin, one of Morris Brown's "Gold Dust Twins," were selected by The Pittsburgh Courier as first-team players on its 1940 All-America team. Shepard was selected as a second-team guard, and Jenkins was selected as a third-team back. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Allen * Columbia, SC W 34–0
October 5at Tuskegee
W 10–0 [3]
October 19 Morehouse
W 16–0 [4]
October 26 Florida A&M Dagger-14-plain.pngAtlanta, GAL 13–20 [5] [6]
November 2 Alabama State Atlanta, GAW 21–3 [7]
November 8 Xavier (LA) Atlanta, GAW 25–0
November 16at Knoxville Knoxville, TN W 46–0 [8]
November 21 Clark (GA)
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–7 [9]
December 7 Kentucky State *Atlanta, GA (Peach Blossom Bowl)W 28–6< 1,500 [10] [11]
January 1, 1941vs. Wilberforce * Birmingham, AL (Steel Bowl)W 19–38,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

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  2. ↑ "Deep South Gets Five Posts On Courie's Eleven". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 28, 1923. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Morris Brown Tops Tuskegee By 10-0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1940. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Morehouse Bows To Morris Brown". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1940. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Florida Nips M.B." The Pittsburgh Courier. November 2, 1940. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Morris Brown Beaten, 20-13, By Floridans". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1940. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Morris Brown Tops 'Bama State, 21-3". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Morris Brown Defeats Knox Team, 46 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1940. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Morris Brown Crushes Clark, 20-7, In Dixie Classic: All-American Moody Sets All-Time Scoring Record As Wolverines Capture Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "'Violent Violet' Vigor Vanquishes Negro Rival In 'Peach Blossom' Bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. December 8, 1940. p. III-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Morris Brown Wins; Title Bid Strengthened". The Atlanta Constitution. December 8, 1940. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Morris Brown Wins Negro Crown, 19-3". The Birmingham News. January 2, 1941. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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