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. Schedule References Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ... Samford Bulldogs football seasons Howard Bulldogs football {{collegefootball-1924-season-stub ...
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Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. Twenty-seven of the current Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) football programs were members of this conference at some point, as were at least 19 other schools. Every member of the current Southeastern Conference except University of Arkansas, Arkansas and University of Missouri, Missouri, as well as six of the 15 current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference plus future SEC member University of Texas at Austin, currently of the Big 12 Conference (and previously of the now defunct Southwest Conference), formerly held membership in the SIAA. History The first attempt (1892–1893) Largely forgotten to history is the first brief year of competition played by the SIAA. On December 28, 1892, a meeting between most of the prominent Southern college athletic programs was held at Richmond's Exchange Hotel (Richmond, Virginia), Exchange Hotel, or ...
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Drake Field (stadium)
Drake Field was an American football, baseball, and track stadium on the campus of Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama, United States. From 1911 to 1939, Drake field was the home field of the Auburn University Tigers football team. The stadium was also home to the Auburn University Tigers baseball team from 1911 through 1949, and the Auburn High School Tigers football team from 1911 through 1920 and 1935 through 1939. It had a capacity of 7,550 in 1939. History Drake Field was named for John Hodges Drake III, who served as the college physician from 1873 until 1926 and who donated the land for the field. The field was inaugurated on October 7, 1911 with the college football team's 29-0 win over Mercer. Two months later on the field, Auburn High School played the program's first football game, against Sidney Lanier High School, on November 25, 1911. Auburn High School continued to play football at the stadium until moving to their on-campus stadium Ross Field in 1921; they ...
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1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football Season
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1924 Birmingham–Southern Panthers Football Team
The 1924 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harold Drew Harold Delbert "Red" Drew (November 9, 1894 – October 20, 1979) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach for over 40 years. He was the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 1947 to 1954, compiling a r ..., the team compiled a 4–4–1 record. Schedule References Birmingham-Southern Birmingham–Southern Panthers football seasons Birmingham-Southern Panthers football {{collegefootball-1924-season-stub ...
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Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, Hinds County, along with Raymond, Mississippi, Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jackson's population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any Major cities in the U.S., major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area completely within the state. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippi's population. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Founded in 1821 as the site f ...
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Mississippi State Fair
The Mississippi State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Mississippi each October. History The fair was founded in 1858. In the 1950s, Medgar Evers led efforts to racially integrate the event. 2020 saw the fair operate under strict measures caused by COVID-19 pandemic; such as wearing masks & social distancing. The fair went on hiatus in 1917–18 & 1942–44. Fairgrounds The fairgrounds cover over a hundred acres in downtown Jackson. The Mississippi Coliseum The Mississippi Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jackson, Mississippi, built in 1962 and located on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds complex. The arena has 6,812 seats available for basketball, and can be expanded to 10,000 for c ... is part of the complex. Mississippi's fair grounds is one of the widest. References Mississippi culture State fairs Festivals in Mississippi Tourist attractions in Jackson, Mississippi Buildings and structures in Jackson, Mississippi 1858 establish ...
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1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels Football Team
The 1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team was an American football team that represented Oglethorpe University in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1924 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harry J. Robertson, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–0 against SIAA opponents), tied with Centre for the SIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 86. Adrian Maurer was the team captain. Schedule References Oglethorpe Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football seasons Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in college football. They have not competed since 1941 when World War II shut down all sports in 1942. History Frank B. Anderson established the football and baseb ...

1924 Spring Hill Badgers Football Team
The 1924 Spring Hill Badgers football team was an American football team that represented Spring Hill College as an independent during the 1924 college football season. Led by Edward J. "Mickey" Connors in his second season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–4–1. Schedule References Spring Hill Spring Hill Badgers football seasons Spring Hill Badgers football The Spring Hill Badgers football team represents the Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. The school's teams are known as the Badgers. They have not competed in football since 1941. History The Spring Hill football team played its first game in ...

Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Georgia—hence the city's nickname, "The Heart of Georgia". Macon had a population of 157,346 in the year 2020. It is the principal city of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 233,802 in 2020. Macon is also the largest city in the Macon–Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area (CSA), a larger trading area with an estimated 420,693 residents in 2017; the CSA abuts the Atlanta metropolitan area just to the north. In a 2012 referendum, voters approved the consolidation of the governments of the City of Macon and Bibb County, thereby making Macon Georgia's fourth-largest city (just after Augusta). The two governments officially merged on January 1, 2014. Macon is served by three interstate highways: I-16 ( ...
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1924 Mercer Bears Football Team
The 1924 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1924 college football season. In their second year under head coach Stanley L. Robinson, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record. Schedule References Mercer Mercer Bears football seasons Mercer Bears football : ''For information on all Mercer University sports, see Mercer Bears'' The Mercer Bears football program is the intercollegiate football team of Mercer University located in Macon, Georgia, United States. The team competes in the NCAA Divis ...

Auburn, Alabama
Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama, with a 2020 population of 76,143. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 158,991, along with the Columbus, GA-AL MSA and Tuskegee, Alabama, comprises the greater Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA, a region home to 501,649 residents. Auburn is a historic college town and is the home of Auburn University. It is Alabama's fastest-growing metropolitan area and the nineteenth fastest-growing metro area in the United States since 1990. U.S. News ranked Auburn among its top ten list of best places to live in the United States for the year 2009. The city's unofficial nickname is "The Loveliest Village On The Plains," taken from a line in the poem ''The Deserted Village'' by Oliver Goldsmith: "Sweet Auburn! Loveliest village of the plain..." History Inhabited in antiquity by the Creek, the land on which Auburn s ...
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1924 Auburn Tigers Football Team
The 1924 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1924 college football season. It was the Tigers' 33rd overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Boozer Pitts, in his second year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1 overall, 2–4–1 in the SoCon). Schedule References Auburn Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football The Auburn Tigers football program represents Auburn University in the sport of American college football. Auburn competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division ...