The 1941 Langston Lions football team was an American football team that represented Langston College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 4–1–1, placing second in the SWAC behind Prairie View, who they played to a scoreless tie on November 22. Langston finished the season with a win over Morris Brown in the Vulcan Bowl on New Year's Day 1942. The Lions shut out seven of 11 opponents and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 45 for the season.[1] The 1941 Langston team was recognized as the black college national champion.
| 1941 Langston Lions football | |
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Vulcan Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Morris Brown | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (4–1–1 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Lincoln (MO)* | Langston, OK | W 12–0 | ||||
| October 4 | Kentucky State* |
| W 13–6 | [2] | |||
| October 11 | at Southern | Baton Rouge, LA | W 19–14 | ||||
| October 18 | Bishop | Langston, OK | W 14–0 | ||||
| October 25 | at Texas College | Tyler, TX | L 7–18 | ||||
| November 1 | Xavier (LA)* | Langston, OK | W 6–0 | ||||
| November 8 | at Wiley | Marshall, TX | W 7–0 | 3,000 | [3] | ||
| November 15 | Arkansas AM&N | Langston, OK | W 20–7 | 2,000 | [4] | ||
| November 22 | at Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX | T 0–0 | [5] | |||
| November 27 | 31st Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Sill* |
| W 36–0 | 2,500 | [6] | ||
| January 1, 1942 | vs. Morris Brown* | W 13–0 | 6,000 | [7] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Langston Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "Langston Scores Early, Beats Kentucky, 13 to 6". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1941. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Loses Langston, 7 to 0". Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Falls at Langston". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 21, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Welch, R. B. (November 29, 1941). "Home-Jinx Stops Langston After Reaching Prairie View 2-Yard Line". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Langston's Heavy Artillery Mows Down Soldiers, 38 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 28, 1941. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston Wins Vulcan Bowl Game, 13 To 0". The Birmingham News. January 2, 1942. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
