1941 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = Tuskegee Golden Tigers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = SIAC

| record = 8–2

| conf_record = 6–2

| head_coach = Cleveland Abbott

| hc_year = 18th

| captain =

| stadium = Alumni Bowl

| bowl = Orange Blossom Classic

| bowl_result = L 7–15 vs. Florida A&M

}}

The 1941 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Cleveland Abbott, they Golden Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2. Tuskegee was invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where the Golden Tigers lost to Florida A&M. The team played home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| opponent = Xavier (LA)

| site_stadium = Alumni Bowl

| site_cityst = Tuskegee, AL

| score = 25–6

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Xavier Begins Facing Music This Friday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-phoenix-index/157754678/ |newspaper=The Phoenix Index |location=Phoenix, Arizona |date=September 27, 1941 |page=6 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee Institute's Golden Tigers Wallop Xavier Gridders, 25-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/157751446/ |newspaper=The Birmingham News |location=Birmingham, Alabama |date=September 28, 1941 |page=19 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Morris Brown

| site_stadium = Ponce de Leon Park

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 6–29

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Jones |first=Lucius (Melancholy) |title=Morris Brown Topples Air-Minded Tuskegee In Wild Offensive Scoring Bee By 29 To 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-advocate/157751834/ |newspaper=Jackson Advocate |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=October 11, 1941 |page=7 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Wilberforce Bulldogs|title=Wilberforce}}

| site_stadium = Soldier Field

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| score = 26–7

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee Tigers Ride Green Wave To 26-7 Victory in Seasons First Major Surprise; Displays Power |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/157752280/ |newspaper=The Call |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=October 17, 1941 |page=15 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Benedict Tigers|title=Benedict}}

| site_stadium = Alumni Bowl

| site_cityst = Tuskegee, AL

| score = 20–2

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee Tigers Win Over Benedict, 20-2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/157752501/ |newspaper=The Birmingham News |location=Birmingham, Alabama |date=October 19, 1941 |page=21 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Morehouse Maroon Tigers|title=Morehouse}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, GA

| score = 20–7

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee And Morehouse Play Here Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer/157752741/ |newspaper=The Columbus Enquirer |location=Columbus, Georgia |date=October 24, 1941 |page=16 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee— (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer/157752869/ |newspaper=The Columbus Enquirer |location=Columbus, Georgia |date=October 24, 1941 |page=17 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=12,000 Fans See Tigers Of Tuskegee Win, 20-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger/157753032/ |newspaper=The Columbus Ledger |location=Columbus, Georgia |date=October 25, 1941 |page=8 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = South Carolina State

| site_stadium = State College Stadium

| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC

| score = 33–12

| source = {{cite news |last=McGhee |first=J. D. |title=SC State A. and M. To Play Tuskegee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state/158566328/ |newspaper=The State |location=Columbia, South Carolina |date=October 31, 1941 |page=11B |access-date=November 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee Plays SC State Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state/157753251/ |newspaper=The State |location=Columbia, South Carolina |date=November 1, 1941 |page=9 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee's Golden Tigers Romp Over South Carolina State's Fighting Bull Dogs, 33-12 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier/157753446/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Courier |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 8, 1941 |page=16 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Knoxville Bulldogs|title=Knoxville}}

| site_stadium = Alumni Bowl

| site_cityst = Tuskegee, AL

| score = 30–7

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee Tigers Win 6th Straight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/157753583/ |newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=November 9, 1941 |page=11 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Lincoln Lions|title=Lincoln (PA)}}

| site_stadium = Alumni Bowl

| site_cityst = Tuskegee, AL

| score = 14–6

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tuskegee Downs Lincoln, 14 To 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/157753894/ |newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=November 16, 1941 |page=14 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}}

| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl

| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL

| score = 33–6

| attend = 11,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Moseley |first=Max |title=Tuskegee Top State Hornets By 33-6 Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/157754134/ |newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=November 21, 1941 |page=9 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 6

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Florida A&M

| site_stadium = Greater Orlando Stadium

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = Orange Blossom Classic

| score = 7–15

| attend = 8,200

| source = {{cite news|title=Rattlers Cop 15-7 Victory In Bowl Tilt|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|date=December 7, 1941|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39475382/rattlers_cop_157_victory_in_bowl_tilt/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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