1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Lonnie McMillian (1st season)
Captains
  • Verne Church
  • Lloyd Evans
Home stadiumOld Bailey Stadium
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Tech 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
SW Louisiana 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wofford 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Rollins 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Murray State 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Tampa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
SE Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Troy State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Louisiana College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Delta State 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Centenary 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. Led by head coach Lonnie McMillian, the team compiled a 6–3 record (5–0 against SIAA opponents) and won the SIAA championship. Verne Church and Lloyd Evans were the team captains.[1]

Presbyterian was ranked at No. 193 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]

The team played its home games at Old Bailey Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Clemson*L 12–416,000[3]
September 27at Oglethorpe
W 34–14[4]
October 10vs. The Citadel*
L 13–21[5]
October 17NewberryW 13–7[6]
October 24Camp Croft*
  • Old Bailey Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
W 12–64,000[7]
November 1at Mercer*Macon, GAL 12–19[8]
November 8vs. Erskine
W 21–03,000[9]
November 15Wofford
  • Old Bailey Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
W 44–0[10]
November 21at RollinsOrlando, FLW 14–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2011 Presbyterian College Football Media Guide". 2011. p. 67.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Anthony Foy (September 21, 1941). "Clemson Rolls Over Blue Hose In Opener, 41-12: Timmons and Payne Spark Tiger Attack". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Charlie Roberts (September 28, 1941). "Blue Hose Overpower Gallant Petrels, 34-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Citadel Comes From Behind To Beat Presbyterian 21-13". The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, South Carolina). October 11, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Presbyterian Defeats Newberry Indians, 13-7". The Greenville News. October 18, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "P.C. Capitalizes On Breaks To Beat Camp Croft, 12-6". The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC). October 25, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rod Blaylock Sparks Mercer To Thrilling Homecoming Win". The Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Presbyterian Sweeps Over Seceders, 21 To 0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1941. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Blue Hose Smother Wofford, 44 To 0". The Greenville News. November 16, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "P.C. Defeats Rollins 14-6, Wins S.I.A.A. Title". The Greenville News. November 22, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.