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1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football team

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The 1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football team represented Morris Brown College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Wolverines compiled an overall record of 10–1 record with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the SIAC title for the second consecutive year.[1] Morris Brown defeated North Carolina College in the Peach Blossom Classic and Langston in the Vulcan Bowl. The Wolverines were recognized as a black college national champion. The team played home games at Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta.

Record10–1 (7–0 SIAC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Morris Brown Wolverines football, Black college national championSIAC champion ...
1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football
Peach Blossom Classic, W 7–6 vs. North Carolina College
Vulcan Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Langston
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (7–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPonce de Leon Park
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1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Morris Brown $7–0–010–1–0
Tuskegee6–1–08–2–0
Florida A&M4–1–08–1–0
Lane4–1–16–3–1
Fisk1–1–12–1–3
Benedict2–2–14–4–1
Alabama State3–4–04–5–0
Morehouse3–4–03–5–0
South Carolina State1–2–24–3–2
Xavier (LA)2–5–03–7–1
Knoxville1–3–22–3–2
Talladega0–2–01–5–0
LeMoyne0–4–12–5–1
Clark (GA)0–4–20–4–2
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Allen*W 26–0[2]
October 42:30 p.m.Tuskegee
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 29–63,000[3][4]
October 119:30 p.m.at Lincoln (MO)*
W 19–12[5][6]
October 182:30 p.m.Morehousedagger
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–0[7][8][9]
October 25at Florida A&MW 20–05,000[10]
November 13:30 p.m.at Alabama State
W 26–6[11][12]
November 8at Xavier (LA)W 6–03,000[13][14]
November 15at LeMoyne
W 13–6[15][16]
November 272:00 p.m.Clark
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 32–0[17][18]
December 62:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina College*
W 7–66,000[19][20]
January 1, 1942vs. Langston*L 0–136,000[21]
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