1938 Tampa Spartans football team

1938 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–7 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
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
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
0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
Millsaps 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Nash Higgins, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 238:15 p.m.South Georgia Teachers*
W 40–05,000[1][2]
September 30South Georgia*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–03,000[3]
October 7at Miami (FL)
L 6–3212,000[4]
October 15Cincinnati*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 6–73,000[5]
October 22Florida*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–3310,000[6]
November 5at Boston University*
L 7–31[7][8]
November 112:30 p.m.Stetson
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–423,000[9][10]
November 18University of Havana*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 33–04,000[11]
November 26Rollins
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–231,500[12]
December 3Western Kentucky State Teachers
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 7–50[13]

References

  1. ^ "Spartans To Clash With Teachers". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. September 23, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Spartans run wild over Teachers". Tampa Morning Tribune. September 24, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tampa U. defeats South Georgia eleven by 21–0". Tampa Morning Tribune. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hurricanes beat Tampa". The Miami Daily News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U.C. Bearcats eke out 7–6 win over Tampa". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida's revived grid team rolls over Tampa 33 to 0". Fort Myers News-Press. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "B. U. vs. Tampa". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tampa beaten, 31–7, by Boston U." The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spartans, Hatters Battle Today". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. November 11, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Stetson downs Tampa U 42–0". Orlando Morning Sentinel. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Skirmish follows Tampa U. victory over Havana". The Tampa Daily Times. November 19, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rollins stages aerial attack to swamp Tampa, 23–0". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. November 27, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Western swamps Tampa University by 50 to 7 score". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. December 4, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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