1938 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

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1938
West Tennessee State Teachers football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–0 (7–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoland MacMackin
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
Seasons
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 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Allyn McKeen, the team compiled a perfect 10–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the SIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 281 to 41. Roland MacMackin was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 168:00 p.m.at Millsaps
W 19–0[3][4]
September 24
Louisiana College
W 14–6
October 1at Arkansas State*
W 38–2[5]
October 8
Cumberland (TN)
*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 68–0
October 15Middle Tennessee State Teachers
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 25–7
October 21at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNW 26–13
October 29
Arkansas A&M
*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 50–0
November 5Troy Statedagger
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 20–62,500[6]
November 11Union (TN)
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–74,000[7]
November 18at
Delta State
Cleveland, MSW 8–0

References

  1. ^ "Memphis Football History Database". nationalchamps.net.
  2. ^ "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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