1938 Troy State Red Wave football team

1938 Troy State Red Wave football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–4–1 (0–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Albert Choate (2nd season)
Home stadium	Pace 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
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 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Albert Choate, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 3–4–1, with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, tying for 29th place in the SIAA

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	South Georgia*	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 27–0
September 30	Mississippi State Teachers	Wiregrass Memorial Stadium Dothan, AL	L 0–19
October 14	at South Georgia Teachers*	Statesboro, GA	W 7–0
October 22	at Delta State	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	L 0–6
October 29	Marion*	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 19–0
November 5	at West Tennessee State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 6–20	2,500
November 11	at Jacksonville State	Jacksonville Field Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	T 6–6
November 26	at Tennessee Wesleyan*	Athens, TN	L 6–32
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Freshman team schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 29	2:30 p.m.	Greensboro Business College	Pace Field Troy, AL	L 12–13
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at Livingston State	McConnel Field Livingston, AL	W 14–6
All times are in Central time