1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = Presbyterian Blue Hose

| sport = football

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| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = SIAA

| record = 6–3

| conf_record = 5–0

| head_coach = Lonnie McMillian

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Verne Church

| captain2 = Lloyd Evans

| stadium = Old Bailey Stadium

| champion = SIAA champion

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{{1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. Led by head coach Lonnie McMillian, the team compiled a 6–3 record (5–0 against SIAA opponents) and won the SIAA championship. Verne Church and Lloyd Evans were the team captains.{{cite web|title=2011 Presbyterian College Football Media Guide|year=2011|page=67|url=http://issuu.com/bluehose/docs/2011fbguidefull/69?e=0}}

Presbyterian was ranked at No. 193 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The team played its home games at Old Bailey Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.

Schedule

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|September 20|at|Clemson|Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|L 12-41|6,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson Rolls Over Blue Hose In Opener, 41-12: Timmons and Payne Spark Tiger Attack|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Anthony Foy|date=September 21, 1941|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36170877/clemson_rolls_over_blue_hose_in_opener/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 27|at|Oglethorpe|Hermance Stadium|Atlanta, GA|W 34-14||{{cite news|title=Blue Hose Overpower Gallant Petrels, 34-14|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Charlie Roberts|date=September 28, 1941|page=5D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36329140/blue_hose_overpower_gallant_petrels/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10|vs|The Citadel|Sumter County Fair Grounds|Sumter, SC|L 13-21||{{cite news|title=Citadel Comes From Behind To Beat Presbyterian 21-13|newspaper=The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, South Carolina)|date=October 11, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36326823/citadel_comes_from_behind_to_beat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 17||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}|Old Bailey Stadium|Clinton, SC|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Presbyterian Defeats Newberry Indians, 13-7|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 18, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36426112/presbyterian_defeats_newberry_indians/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24||Camp Croft|Old Bailey Stadium|Clinton, SC|W 12-6|4,000|{{cite news|title=P.C. Capitalizes On Breaks To Beat Camp Croft, 12-6|newspaper=The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC)|date=October 25, 1941|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36426384/pc_capitalizes_on_breaks_to_beat_camp/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Mercer||Macon, GA|L 12-19||{{cite news|title=Rod Blaylock Sparks Mercer To Thrilling Homecoming Win|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=November 2, 1941|page=D1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36426577/rod_blaylock_sparks_mercer_to_thrilling/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8|vs|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Erskine Flying Fleet|title=Erskine}}|Municipal Stadium|Rock Hill, SC|W 21-0|3,000|{{cite news|title=Presbyterian Sweeps Over Seceders, 21 To 0|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=November 9, 1941|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36426833/presbyterian_sweeps_over_seceders_21/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}|Old Bailey Stadium|Clinton, SC|W 44-0||{{cite news|title=Blue Hose Smother Wofford, 44 To 0|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=November 16, 1941|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36427146/blue_hose_smother_wofford_44_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21|at|Rollins||Orlando, FL|W 14-6||{{cite news|title=P.C. Defeats Rollins 14-6, Wins S.I.A.A. Title|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=November 22, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36428117/pc_defeats_rollins_146_wins/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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