The 1938 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 4–5 record.
| 1938 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (4–3 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Legion Field |
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| Southwestern (TN) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (LA) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Auburn* | L 0–14 | [1] | ||
| September 30 | at Loyola (LA) | L 0–19 | [2] | ||
| October 7 | vs. Mercer | W 7–0 | 4,000 | [3] | |
| October 15 | at Murray State* |
| L 14–47 | 6,000 | [4] |
| October 22 | at Southwestern (TN) | L 7–46 | [5] | ||
| October 28 | vs. Chattanooga |
| W 12–6 | 3,500 | [6] |
| November 4 | Millsaps | W 20–0 | [7] | ||
| November 11 | at Spring Hill | Mobile, AL | W 7–0 | [8] | |
| November 19 | vs. Howard (AL) |
| L 0–25 | 4,000 | [9] |
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References
edit- ^ "Haynsworth leads Auburn to win over Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loyola turns back Panthers in Dixie debut". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern scores early to defeat Mercer, 7–0". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray rolls 47–14 over Dixie champs". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern gallops over Birmingham–Southern, 46–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.C. defeated by Southern, 12–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 29, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern beats Millsaps for third D.C. win". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Noojin leads Panthers to bare victory". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard tramples over Southern at Birmingham". The Dothan Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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