1911 Howard Baptists football team

1911 Howard Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–1 (0–6 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlabama State Fairgrounds
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Auburn 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Georgia 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kentucky State 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
LSU 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Alabama 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Sewanee 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
Mercer 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Central University 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Mississippi College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach John B. Longwell, the team compiled an 1–6–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Alabama
L 0–24[1]
October 7Georgia Tech
L 0–28[2]
October 13at Mississippi A&M
L 0–48[3]
October 21at Clemson
L 0–14[4]
October 28at Tulane
L 0–10[5]
November 10Southern (AL)*
  • Alabama State Fairgrounds
  • Birmingham, AL
T 0–0[6]
November 17vs. Birmingham*
W 6–5[7]
November 30at Mercer
L 0–29[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Howard is easy for Alabama". The Atlanta Constitution. October 1, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Yellow Jackets win first game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&M swamps Howard". Jackson Daily News. October 14, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers defeat Howard bunch". The State. October 22, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard's light eleven easy prey for Tulane". The Times-Democrat. October 29, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Neither S.U. nor Howard scores". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Howard defeats Owenton College". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mercer bests Howard in Thanksgiving game". The Macon Telegraph. December 1, 1911. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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