1941 Langston Lions football team

1941 Langston Lions football
1941 Langston Lions football
Black college national co-champion
Vulcan Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Morris Brown
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	9–1–1 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Caesar Felton Gayles (12th season);
	Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Lincoln (MO)*	Langston, OK	W 12–0
October 4	Kentucky State*	City Field Langston, OK	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*	Page Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 36–0	2,500	^[6]
January 1, 1942	vs. Morris Brown*	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)	W 13–0	6,000	^[7]
*Non-conference game

^ "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 .
^ 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.