1941 Troy State Red Wave football team

1941 Troy State Red Wave football
AIC champion
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (3–0 AIC, 1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Albert Choate (5th season)
Home stadiumPace Field
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Tech 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
SW Louisiana 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wofford 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Rollins 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Murray State 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Tampa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
SE Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Troy State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Louisiana College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Delta State 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Centenary 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Albert Choate, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–0 in AIC play, winning the conference title. Troy State had a record of 1–4 against SIAA opponents, placing 25th.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at TampaL 0–26[1]
September 26at Delta State
L 0–25[2]
October 10at Oglethorpe
W 3–0[3]
October 17Georgia Teachers*
W 25–0[4]
October 25Marion
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 19–0[5]
November 8Livingston State
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 41–14[6]
November 15at Memphis StateL 0–32[7]
November 20St. Bernard
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 20–0600[8]
November 28Oglethorpe
L 0–21[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Spartans trounce Alabama Teachers in opening game". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 20, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delta Statesmen in 25–0 victory over Alabama 11". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Petrels lose to Troy squad on late score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy Red Wave downs Georgia in home game". The Troy Messenger. October 18, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy beats Marion Institute, 19 to 0". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Troy State Teachers team defeats Livingston Teachers by the big score of 41 to 14". The Troy Messenger. November 10, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis Teachers roll up 32–0 score on Troy Wave". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Troy State trounces St. Bernard College". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 21, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Troy State Red Wave loses to Oglethorpe, 21 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 29, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.