1941 Spring Hill Badgers football team

1941 Spring Hill Badgers football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record2–6 (0–4 Dixie)
Head coach
1941 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $4–0–17–1–1
Howard (AL)2–0–14–5–1
Mississippi College3–1–05–3–0
Millsaps1–1–04–5–0
Southwestern (TN)0–1–04–4–1
Mercer0–3–03–6–0
Spring Hill0–4–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Spring Hill Badgers football team was an American football team that represented Spring Hill College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their third year under head coach Earle Smith, the team compiled a 2–6 record. This marked the final season for Spring Hill football as the College elected to abandon the program in January 1942.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Livingston State*
W 13–0
October 3Howard (AL)
  • Dorn Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
L 6–34[2]
October 10Arkansas A&M*
  • Dorn Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 37–0[3]
October 18at Southwestern Louisiana*L 0–39[4]
October 24Mississippi Southern*
  • Dorn Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
L 7–26[5]
October 31at ChattanoogaL 0–49[6]
November 7at Millsaps
L 13–12[7]
November 15Mississippi College
  • Dorn Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
L 7–53[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Spring Hill abandons football". Hattiesburg American. January 10, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Howard romps over Spring Hill, 34–6, as Tarrant leads offensive". The Birmingham News. October 4, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Dixie Conference teams to oppose non-loop members". Sun Herald. October 13, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southwestern Louisiana Dogs beat Spring Hill". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southerners off form but whip Spring Hill, 26–7". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Moccasins romp over Spring Hill". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Spring Hill scores first points, but Majors plough through for final 14–13 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mississippi College whips Badgers, 53–7". The Birmingham News. November 16, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.