1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football team

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1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football
Vulcan Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Langston
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–1 ( SIAC)
Head coach
Seasons
  1940
1942 

The 1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their tenth, non-consecutive season under head coach Billy Nicks, the team compiled a 11–1 record, defeated North Carolina College in the Peach Blossom Bowl and Langston in the Vulcan Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 219 to 55. [1] The Morris Brown team was recognized as the 1941 black college national co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Allen Columbia, SC W 26–0
October 4vs. Tuskegee Atlanta, GA W 29–6
October 11at Lincoln (MO) Jefferson City, MO W 19–12
October 18at Morehouse Atlanta, GAW 21–0
October 25at Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL W 20–0
November 1at Alabama State Montgomery, AL W 26–6
November 8at Xavier (LA) New Orleans, LA W 6–0
November 15at LeMoyne Memphis, TN W 13–6
Alabama A&M W 20–6
November 27at Clark Atlanta, GAW 32–0
December 6vs. North Carolina College Columbus, GA (Peach Blossom Classic)W 7–6
January 1, 1942vs. Langston Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)L 0–13

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References

  1. "1941 - Morris Brown (GA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.