1938 Transylvania Pioneers football team

1938 Transylvania Pioneers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumThomas Field
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
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 Centre
L 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)
  • 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
  • Homecoming

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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