1938 Auburn Tigers football team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 4–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Legion Field Cramton Bowl |
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No. 2 Tennessee $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Tulane | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1938 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1938 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his fifth season and finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 3–3–1 in the SEC).[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Birmingham–Southern* | W 14–0 | [2] | ||
October 1 | at Tulane | T 0–0 | 18,000 | [3] | |
October 8 | at Tennessee | L 0–7 | 18,000 | [4] | |
October 14 | Mississippi State |
| W 20–6 | [5] | |
October 22 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–7 | 20,000 | [6] | |
October 29 | at Rice* | L 0–14 | [7] | ||
November 5 | at Villanova* | L 12–25 | 17,000 | [8] | |
November 12 | LSU | W 28–6 | 14,000 | [9] | |
November 19 | vs. Georgia | W 23–14 | 12,000 | [10] | |
November 26 | vs. Florida | L 7–9 | 5,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1938 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Haynsworth leads Auburn to win over Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn and Tulane battle to third scoreless tie". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols topple game Tigers by 7–0 score". The Huntsville Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn clicks to maul Maroons, 20 to 6". The Birmingham News. October 15, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech wins thriller from Aurburn". The Greenville News. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steakley scores twice, Owls beat Auburn, 14–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova is 25–12 winner". Allentown Morning Call. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Auburn Tigers rip hide of LSU Bengals, 28–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kelly, Dean stand out as Auburn wins, 23–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida subdues Auburn, 9 to 7". Press of Atlantic City. November 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1938". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "1938 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015.