1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team
American college football season

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
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Tennessee State Teachers $7–0–010–0–0
Centre4–0–07–2–0
Miami (FL)3–0–08–2–0
Centenary2–0–07–4–0
Mississippi State Teachers6–1–07–2–0
Presbyterian6–1–06–4–0
Mississippi College5–1–07–2–0
Western Kentucky State Teachers4–1–07–2–0
SW Louisiana4–1–18–2–1
Murray State4–1–06–2–1
Tennessee Tech4–1–06–3–0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers3–1–16–1–1
Morehead State2–1–15–1–1
Stetson4–2–16–2–1
Newberry4–2–05–5–0
Rollins3–2–16–2–1
Louisiana Normal3–3–05–5–0
Georgetown (KY)2–3–04–4–0
Union (TN)2–3–04–6–0
Louisiana College2–4–14–4–1
Union (KY)1–2–04–4–0
Transylvania2–4–03–5–0
Louisiana Tech2–4–03–7–1
Delta State2–5–02–7–0
Oglethorpe2–5–02–9–0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers1–5–02–6–0
Howard (AL)0–2–02–5–0
Emory and Henry0–2–01–6–2
Louisville0–3–02–6–0
Troy State0–3–13–4–1
Jacksonville State0–3–11–6–1
Erskine0–3–11–7–2
Tampa0–4–03–7–0
Wofford0–4–10–8–1
Millsaps0–7–01–10–0
  • $ – 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.[1] The team's captains were J. B. Thompson and William Hoffman.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Jacksonville State
W 13–0[3]
September 30Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–342,500–3,000[4]
October 7at Tennessee Tech
L 0–7
October 15at West Tennessee State Teachers
L 7–26
October 21Tusculum*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 39–0[5]
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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