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1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. B. Thompson, William Hoffman
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons← 19371939 →
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 State Teachers 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 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by Johnny Floyd in his fifth season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play. The team's captains were J. B. Thompson and William Hoffman.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Jacksonville StateW 13–0
September 30Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–342,500–3,000
October 7at Tennessee TechL 0–7
October 15at West Tennessee State TeachersL 7–26
October 21Tusculum*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 39–0
October 28Tennessee Wesleyan*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 6–12
November 11at Delta StateCleveland, MSL 0–25
November 24Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Football". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. November 28, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. "Blue Raiders open season with 13–0 win". The Nashville Tennessean. September 24, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Murray impresses in 34 to 0 rout of Mid-Tennessee". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Murfreesboro Teachers Crush Tusculum, 39-0". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 22, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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