The 1938 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–1–3, with a conference record of 3–0–3, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
| 1938 Langston Lions football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–1–3 (3–0–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Anderson Field |
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| Southern + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 8 | Morehouse* |
| W 18–0 | 3,000 | [1] |
| October 15 | Southern |
| T 6–6 | [2] | |
| October 22 | vs. Bishop |
| W 20–0 | [3] | |
| October 29 | Texas College |
| W 17–0 | [4] | |
| November 12 | at Wiley |
| W 5–0 | [5] | |
| November 19 | Prairie View |
| T 0–0 | 7,500 | [6] |
| November 24 | at Xavier (LA)* |
| L 0–7 | [7] | |
| December 3 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| T 0–0 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ "L.U. wallops Morehouse". The Black Dispatch. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston holds Southern, 6–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 22, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston trounces Bishop". The Call. October 28, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tyler negro eleven bows to Langston". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley beaten by Langston, 5 to 0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions–Panthers in scoreless tie". The Black Dispatch. November 26, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Highly touted Langston Lions bow to Xavier". The Call. December 2, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston U. held scoreless by Arkansas". The Call. December 9, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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