1938 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team

1938 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (3–1–1 KIAC, 3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Stadium
1938 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Murray State 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Union (KY) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisville 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Tennessee State Teachers $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Centre 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Miami (FL) 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Murray State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Tennessee Tech 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Stetson 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Newberry 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Rollins 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Union (KY) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Delta State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Emory and Henry 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
Louisville 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Troy State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Erskine 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Tampa 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
Millsaps 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team represented Eastern Kentucky State College—now known as Eastern Kentucky University–as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rome Rankin, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in both KIAC and SIAA play.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 232:30 p.m.Georgetown (KY)Richmond, KYW 19–101,500[3][4][5]
September 302:30 p.m.at Transylvania
W 7–0[6][7]
October 82:30 p.m.at East Tennessee State*
W 19–0[8][9][10]
October 14Central Normal*Richmond, KYW 47–0[11]
October 292:00 p.m.Morehead State
T 0–0[12][13]
November 5Western Kentucky State Teachers
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY (rivalry)
L 7–32[14][15]
November 12Indiana State*dagger
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 36–72,500[16][17]
November 192:00 p.m.at Union (KY)
W 24–0[18][19]

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References

  1. ^ "Standings Of Leading College Football Loops". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. November 21, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. November 28, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Maroons And Tigers Clash". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 23, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Eastern Defeats Georgetown". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 24, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Maroons Smear Tiger Eleven, 19-0". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 24, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Christian, Joe (September 30, 1938). "Transylvania College Gridders Open Season Against Eastern Here Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 23. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Eastern scores 7 to 0 victory over Transylvania in Pioneers' opening game". The Lexington Herald. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucs Face Eastern Kentucky Teachers Today". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 8, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Teachers Buccaneers Bow To Eastern Kentucky, 19-0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 9, 1938. p. 5B. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Eastern Maroons Romp To Win Over Tennessee Team". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 9, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Warriors Drubbed, 47-0". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. October 15, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Coach Johnson Predicts Victory For His Morehead Eagles In Annual Battle With Eastern Teachers On Hanger Field In Richmond This Afternoon". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 29, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Morehead Ties Eastern, 0 To 0". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 30, 1938. p. 28. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Crippled Maroons Will Meet Western At Richmond Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. November 5, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Western Teachers Gallop To 32 To 7 Decision Over Eastern College Eleven". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 6, 1938. p. 44. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Grads To See Eastern Play". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. November 12, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Eastern Is Easy Winner". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 13, 1938. p. 31. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Eastern To Play Union Saturday". The Mountain Advocate. Barbourville, Kentucky. November 18, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Eastern Beats Union, 24 To 0". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 20, 1938. p. 12. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "2024 EKU Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
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