1910 Howard Baptists football team

1910 Howard Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–8 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumWest End Park
Alabama State Fairgrounds
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 0 8 0 1
Auburn + 5 0 0 6 1 0
Sewanee 3 1 0 8 2 0
Georgia 4 2 1 6 2 1
Ole Miss 2 1 0 7 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 7 2 0
Mercer 3 2 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 5 3 0
Clemson 2 3 1 4 3 1
LSU 1 3 0 1 5 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 3 5 1
The Citadel 0 2 0 3 4 0
Alabama 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1910 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1910 college football season. In their first year under head coach James C. Donnelly, the team compiled a 1–8 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13:30 p.m.Blountsville Agricultural*
W 10–0[1][2]
October 8ClemsonL 0–24[3]
October 14Auburn
  • West End Park
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–78[4]
October 22vs. Southern (AL)*
L 0–5[5]
October 29Tennessee
  • Alabama State Fairgrounds
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–17[6]
November 5at Disque High School*
L 0–14[7]
November 12at Chattanooga*L 0–56[8]
November 18at Mississippi A&M
L 0–82[9]
November 24at Mercer
L 0–28[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Howard Eleven Get Signals And Prepares For First Fray". The Birmingham Age-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. September 29, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Howard's defense proves strong". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clemson Tigers swamp Howard". The Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn scores easy victory, smothers Howard by overwhelming score in Birmingham". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern University defeats Howard's squad". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Howard couldn't score against Tennessee team". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Disque School wins hard game". The Gadsden Daily Times-News. November 7, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Just a long huge scream, Chattanooga swamps Howard by 56 to 0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 13, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rival coach on scene, Dr. Stauffer sees A&M run up record score on Howard". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mercer came from behind and walloped Howard in fourth quarter by 28 to 0". The Macon Telegraph. November 25, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.