1938 Transylvania Pioneers football team

American college football season

1938 Transylvania Pioneers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Tate C. Page (1st season)
Home stadiumThomas Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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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 Transylvania Pioneers football team represented Transylvania University as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Tate C. Page, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Eastern Kentucky
L 0–7[1]
October 7at CentreL 0–49[2]
October 15at Xavier*L 6–522,000[3][4]
October 22at Morehead StateMorehead, KYL 0–21[5]
October 29at Louisville
W 13–7[6]
November 5Union (KY)dagger
  • Thomas Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–7[7]
November 12at Rio Grande*Rio Grande, OHW 19–6[8]
November 19vs. Georgetown (KY)
L 12–13[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Eastern scores 7 to 0 victory over Transylvania in Pioneers' opening game". The Lexington Herald. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Colonels win over Transy". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 8, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Xavier polishes attack for Kentucky by thumping Transy". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pioneers tally in closinng minutes of game as Xavier scores 52 to 6 win over Transylvania". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 16, 1938. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Transy gives Morehead hard battle in 21–0 loss". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Transylvania College noses out Louisville by 13 to 7 score in night game". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Transylvania scores 14 to 7 victory over Union College". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Transylvania wins". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Transy loses to Georgetown, score 13 to 12". The State Journal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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