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1941 Spring Hill Badgers football team

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1941 Spring Hill Badgers football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record2–6 (0–4 Dixie)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1940
1941 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 4 0 1 7 1 1
Howard (AL) 2 0 1 4 5 1
Mississippi College 3 1 0 5 3 0
Millsaps 1 1 0 4 5 0
Southwestern (TN) 0 1 0 4 4 1
Mercer 0 3 0 3 6 0
Spring Hill 0 4 0 2 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

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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

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  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.