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1938 Tampa Spartans football team

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1938 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–7 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
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 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Nash Higgins, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23South Georgia Teachers*W 40–05,000[1]
September 30South Georgia*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–03,000[2]
October 7at Miami (FL)L 6–3212,000[3]
October 15Cincinnati*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 6–73,000[4]
October 22Florida*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–3310,000[5]
November 5at Boston University*
L 7–31[6][7]
November 11Stetson
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–423,000[8]
November 18University of Havana*
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 33–04,000[9]
November 26Rollins
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–231,500[10]
December 3Western Kentucky State Teachers
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 7–50[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Spartans run wild over Teachers". Tampa Morning Tribune. September 24, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tampa U. defeats South Georgia eleven by 21–0". Tampa Morning Tribune. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes beat Tampa". The Miami Daily News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.C. Bearcats eke out 7–6 win over Tampa". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida's revived grid team rolls over Tampa 33 to 0". Fort Myers News-Press. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "B. U. vs. Tampa". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tampa beaten, 31–7, by Boston U." The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stetson downs Tampa U 42–0". Orlando Morning Sentinel. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Skirmish follows Tampa U. victory over Havana". The Tampa Daily Times. November 19, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rollins stages aerial attack to swamp Tampa, 23–0". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. November 27, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Western swamps Tampa University by 50 to 7 score". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. December 4, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.