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1938 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record2–5 (2–1 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons← 19371939 →
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
Howard (AL) 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

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 during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Billy Bancroft, the team compiled a 2–5 record.

Schedule

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

References

  1. "State waits until third period to run over Howard". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tide dynamites Howard, 34 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Bulldogs win over Hillians by 26–0 score". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Howard bows Murray by 27 to 7 score". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Howard tramples over Southern at Birmingham". The Dothan Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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