1919 Howard Bulldogs football team

1919 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–2 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPeahead Walker
Home stadiumEagles Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Auburn $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Centre 1 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Furman 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 3
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Clemson 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Florida 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wofford 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 1
Transylvania 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
South Carolina 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Mississippi College 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Howard (AL) 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 Howard Bulldogs 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 1919 college football season. In their first year under head coach Chester C. Dillon, the team compiled a 3–5–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Auburn
L 6–19[1]
October 11at Sewanee
L 0–18[2]
October 18at Alabama
L 0–48[3]
October 25at Mississippi A&M
L 0–39[4]
October 28at Morgan School (TN)*Lewisburg, TNW 13–0[5]
October 31Hamilton (AL)*
  • Eagles Field
  • Birmingham, AL
T 7–7
November 9vs. Birmingham–Southern*
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 2–0[6]
November 14at Marion*Marion, ALL 0–12[7]
November 21Hamilton (AL)*
  • Eagles Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 82–0[8]
November 27at Spring Hill*Mobile, ALT 6–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Auburn makes poor showing in opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee defeats Howard, 18 to 0". The Journal and Tribune. October 12, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alabama's Crimson Tide piles up big score on Howard Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Howard is again big score victim". The Birmingham News. October 26, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard College wins first game of season". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs defeat Panthers by safety". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs lose game to Cadets". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard swamps Aggies under heavy score". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1919. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Howard Holds Strong Mobile Team To Tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 28, 1919. p. 14. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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