1938 Howard Bulldogs football team
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.
| 1938 Howard Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 2–5 (2–1 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Legion Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at Mississippi State* | L 0–19 | [1] | ||
| October 1 | at Alabama* | L 0–34 | 8,000 | [2] | |
| October 8 | at Western Kentucky State Teachers* |
| L 0–6 | 3,500 | [3] |
| October 21 | at Chattanooga | L 6–13 | 3,900 | [4] | |
| October 28 | Spring Hill | W 26–0 | [5] | ||
| November 11 | at Murray State* |
| L 7–27 | [6] | |
| November 19 | vs. Birmingham–Southern |
| W 25–0 | 4,000 | [7] |
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References
- "State waits until third period to run over Howard". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide dynamites Howard, 34 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Bulldogs win over Hillians by 26–0 score". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Howard bows Murray by 27 to 7 score". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Howard tramples over Southern at Birmingham". The Dothan Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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