1924 Howard Bulldogs football team

The 1924 Howard Bulldogs 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 1924 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.

1924 Howard Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5–1 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Jenks Gillem (1st season)
Home stadium	Berry Field Rickwood Field
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Oglethorpe +	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Newberry	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Mercer	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Sewanee*	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Millsaps	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Furman	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wofford	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Howard (AL)	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Presbyterian	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt*	0	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Louisiana College	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Western Kentucky	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Chattanooga	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions * – co-member of SoCon

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Marion*	Berry Field Birmingham, AL	W 29–0	3,000	[1]
October 4	Jacksonville State*	Berry Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 35–0		[2]
October 11	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–0		[3]
October 18	at Auburn*	Drake Field Auburn, AL	L 0–17		[4]
October 25	at Mercer	Alumni Field Macon, GA	L 5–14	5,000	[5]
November 1	Spring Hill*	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–6		[6]
November 8	Oglethorpe	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–32		[7]
November 14	at Millsaps	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS	L 0–14		[8]
November 22	vs. Birmingham–Southern*	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	T 0–0		[9]
*Non-conference game