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1938 Langston Lions football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–1–3 (3–0–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnderson Field
Seasons← 19371939 →
1938 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Langston + 3 – 0 – 3 4 – 1 – 3
Prairie View 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 3
Texas College 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wiley 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Bishop 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1938 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–1–3, with a conference record of 3–0–3, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Morehouse*W 18–03,000
October 15Southern
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
T 6–6
October 22vs. BishopW 20–0
October 29Texas College
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 17–0
November 12at WileyW 5–0
November 19Prairie View
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
T 0–07,500
November 24at Xavier (LA)*L 0–7
December 3at Arkansas AM&NT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "L.U. wallops Morehouse". The Black Dispatch. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Langston holds Southern, 6–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 22, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Langston trounces Bishop". The Call. October 28, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tyler negro eleven bows to Langston". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wiley beaten by Langston, 5 to 0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lions–Panthers in scoreless tie". The Black Dispatch. November 26, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Highly touted Langston Lions bow to Xavier". The Call. December 2, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Langston U. held scoreless by Arkansas". The Call. December 9, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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