1913 Howard Baptists football team

The 1913 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as an independent during the 1913 college football season. In their second year under head coach B. L. Noojin, the team compiled an 5–3–1 record.

1913 Howard Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 0 0
Navy     7 1 1
VMI     7 1 2
Louisville     5 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 1 1
Arkansas     7 2 0
Oklahoma     6 2 0
Kendall     5 2 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 1 1
TCU     5 2 1
Furman     6 3 0
Maryland     6 3 0
Ole Miss     6 3 1
Presbyterian     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Richmond     5 3 1
Chattanooga     4 3 0
Oklahoma A&M     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 3 0
Florida Southern     1 1 0
Polytechnic (TX)     2 2 4
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     4 4 0
Spring Hill     3 3 0
West Virginia     3 4 2
Louisiana Industrial     3 4 1
Marshall     3 4 0
Delaware     2 4 2
Catholic University     1 4 1
Davidson     2 5 0
Mississippi Normal     1 5 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 0
North Texas State Normal     0 1 0
Wake Forest     0 8 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at AlabamaL 0–27[1]
October 4at Mississippi A&M
L 0–66[2]
October 10Jacksonville State
T 0–0[3]
October 18at Seventh District Agricultural School
W 14–35,000[4]
October 24at Alabama PresbyterianAnniston, ALW 12–6[5]
November 1at State Normal (AL)Florence, ALW 25–6[6]
November 14vs. Birmingham
W 31–0[7]
November 21Ninth District Agricultural School
  • Howard Athletic Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 65–3[8]
November 27at Mississippi College
  • Mississippi State Fairgrounds
  • Jackson, MS
L 6–102,500[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Howard College holds University to 4 touchdowns". The Birmingham News. September 28, 1913. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard loses to big Mississippians". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1913. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal squad holds Howard". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1913. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baptists win from Agriculturists". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1913. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard victorious over crippled Presbyterians". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1913. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Howard College beats State Normal School". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 2, 1913. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baptists romp on Birmingham". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1913. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard takes measure of the Blountsville Aggies". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1914. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi wins from Howard boys". Jackson Daily News. November 28, 1914. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.