1938 Howard Bulldogs football team

1938 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5 (2–1 Dixie, 0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
1938 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern (TN) $ 4 0 0 7 1 1
Mississippi College 4 1 0 7 2 0
Loyola (LA) 2 1 0 4 5 0
2 1 0 2 5 0
Chattanooga 3 2 0 4 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 4 5 0
Spring Hill 1 4 0 3 6 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 6 0
Millsaps 0 5 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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
Eastern Kentucky 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
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 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College—now known as the Samford University—as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Billy Bancroft, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–5 with mark of 2–1 in Dixie Conference play and 0–2 against SIAA opponents.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Mississippi StateL 0–19[3]
October 1at Alabama*L 0–348,000[4]
October 8at Western Kentucky State Teachers
L 0–63,500[5]
October 21at ChattanoogaL 6–133,900[6]
October 28Spring HillW 26–0[7]
November 11at Murray State
L 7–27[8]
November 19vs. Birmingham–Southern
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 25–04,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Southwestern Tops Dixie Conference". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. Associated Press. November 26, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – 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. ^ "State waits until third period to run over Howard". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tide dynamites Howard, 34 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western tallies touchdown in second period to defeat Howard College team, 6 to 0". The Park City Daily News. October 9, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.C. wins 13–6 victory over Howard before homecoming crowd of 3,900". The Chattanooga Times. October 22, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs win over Hillians by 26–0 score". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard bows Murray by 27 to 7 score". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Howard tramples over Southern at Birmingham". The Dothan Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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