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1941 Millsaps Majors football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record4–5 (1–1 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
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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 Millsaps Majors football team was an American football team that represented Millsaps College as a member of the Dixie Conference in the 1941 college football season. Led by Henry Louis Stone in his third season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Dixie.

Millsaps was ranked at No. 223 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Centenary*W 20–05,000
September 28Louisiana College*W 19–0
October 3at Memphis State*L 6–21
October 10at Southwestern Louisiana*L 0–6
October 17at Mississippi Southern*L 0–2010,000
November 3Mississippi CollegeL 0–21
November 7Spring Hill
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 14–13
November 14Delta State*
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 40–0
November 22at Mississippi State*L 6–498,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 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. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Millsaps upsets Centenary in season's opener 20 to 0 as Matulich runs roughshod". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Millsaps gets breaks, bbeat Wildcats, 19 to 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 29, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Majors drubbed by SIAA foe on Memphis gridiron". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "S.L.I. Bulldogs beat Millsaps eleven, 6–0". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Millsaps is defeated in hub tilt 20–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mississippi College wins from Millsaps by score of 21 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spring Hill scores first points, but Majors plough through for final 14–13 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Majors easy winner over Delta State". The Daily Herald. November 15, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Sonny Bruce leads Mississippi State to crushing 49–6 victory over Millsaps Majors". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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