The 1938 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern, The College of the Mississippi Valley (now known as Rhodes College) as a member of the Dixie Conference in the 1938 college football season. Led by Ed Kubale in his first season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 7–1–1, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as Dixie champion.
| 1938 Southwestern Lynx football | |
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Dixie champion | |
| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (4–0 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Crump Stadium |
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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 Union (TN)* |
| W 47–0 | 6,000 | [1] |
| September 30 | Sewanee* | W 47–0 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| October 8 | Centenary* |
| L 0–6 | [3] | |
| October 14 | at Chattanooga | W 12–6 | 4,689 | [4] | |
| October 22 | Birmingham–Southern |
| W 46–7 | [5] | |
| October 28 | at Loyola (LA) | W 21–0 | [6] | ||
| November 4 | at Murray State* |
| T 6–6 | [7] | |
| November 12 | Millsaps |
| W 42–0 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 19 | Mississippi State* |
| W 7–3 | 12,000 | [9] |
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References
edit- ^ "Smith paces Southwestern to victory 47–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 24, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern Lynx claws Sewanee Tigers by 47 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centenary Gents defeat Memphis team in gruelling contest". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern rallies to repel U.C., 12–6". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern gallops over Birmingham–Southern, 46–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern trims Loyola". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McRaven outshines Smith as Murray, Southwestern tie". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dixie title to Lynx by east victory, 42–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaylon Smith sparks Lynx to 7–3 victory over Mississippians". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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