1910 Howard Baptists football team

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.

1910 Howard Baptists football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–8 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach	James C. Donnelly (1st season)
Home stadium	West End Park Alabama State Fairgrounds
Seasons ← 1909 1911 →

1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Blountsville Agricultural*	West End Park Birmingham, AL	W 10–0	[1][2]
October 8		Clemson	Alabama State Fairgrounds Birmingham, AL	L 0–24	[3]
October 14		Auburn	West End Park Birmingham, AL	L 0–78	[4]
October 22		vs. Southern (AL)*	Vandiver Park Montgomery, AL	L 0–5	[5]
October 29		Tennessee	Alabama State Fairgrounds Birmingham, AL	L 0–17	[6]
November 5		at Disque High School*	Elliott Park Gadsden, AL	L 0–14	[7]
November 12		at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–56	[8]
November 18		at Mississippi A&M	Hardy Field Starkville, MS	L 0–82	[9]
November 24		at Mercer	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 0–28	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

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 .
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.