1914 Howard Baptists football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1914

| team = Howard Baptists

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| short_conf =

| record = 4–3–1

| conf_record =

| head_coach = B. L. Noojin

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Howard Athletic Field
Rickwood Field

}}

{{1914 Southern college football independents records}}

The 1914 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their third year under head coach B. L. Noojin, the team compiled an 4–3–1 record.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = The Quad

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| score = 0–13

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71326425/alabama-wins-opening-game/|work=The Tuscaloosa News|title=Alabama wins opening game|date=October 4, 1914|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Alabama Presbyterian Preds|title=Alabama Presbyterian}}

| site_stadium = Howard Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| score = 47–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101853207/howard-romped-over-preds-47-to-0/|work=The Anniston Star|title=Howard romped over Preds 47 to 0|date=October 11, 1914|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Seventh District Agricultural School

| site_stadium = Marshall County Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = Albertville, AL

| score = 20–0

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101853478/howard-eleven-defeats-aggies/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Howard eleven defeats Aggies|date=October 18, 1914|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| score = 0–14

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101853682/uv-chattanooga-beats-howard-college/|work=Nashville Tennessean|title=Uv. Chattanooga beats Howard College|date=October 25, 1914|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Spring Hill Badgers|title=Spring Hill}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Mobile, AL

| score = 7–2

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101853967/howard-defeats-spring-hill-squad/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Howard defeats Spring Hill squad|date=November 1, 1914|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = w

| opponent = Sixth District Agricultural School

| site_stadium = Howard Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| score = 6–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101854208/a-close-call-for-the-howard-boys-hamilt/|work=The Birmingham News|title=A close call for the Howard boys, Hamilton Aggies show great strength while Howard is off form|date=November 7, 1914|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = t

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Birmingham Panthers|title=Birmingham}}

| site_stadium = Rickwood Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| score = 6–6

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101854718/6-to-6-tie-played-by-local-schools/|work=The Birmingham News|title=6 to 6 tie played by local schools|date=November 13, 1915|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Mississippi College

| site_stadium = Mississippi State Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| score = 6–27

| source = {{cite news|title=Mississippi College won game in rain |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95059972/jackson-daily-news/ |newspaper=Jackson Daily News|date=November 27, 1914|access-date=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

References

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