According to the Harding yearbook The Petit Jean, he was killed in a car wreck 3 or 4 games into the season.
Afterward, the team dissolved for the year: "Our coach was killed in a car wreck... For this reason we did not play anymore.
The first game in Harding football history was a 0–38 loss to College of the Ozarks.
The next two games were a win over Dardanelle High School and a 10–7 victory over Arkansas Tech University's third string team.
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