1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team

1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. B. Thompson
  • William Hoffman
Home stadiumHorace Jones 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 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 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by Johnny Floyd in his fifth season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play.[1] The team's captains were J. B. Thompson and William Hoffman.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Jacksonville State
W 13–0[3]
September 30Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–342,500–3,000[4]
October 78:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
L 0–72,500[5][6]
October 15at West Tennessee State Teachers
L 7–26
October 21Tusculum*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 39–0[7]
October 28Tennessee Wesleyan*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 6–12
November 11at Delta StateCleveland, MSL 0–25
November 242:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–122,500[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Football". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. November 28, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Blue Raiders open season with 13–0 win". The Nashville Tennessean. September 24, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Murray impresses in 34 to 0 rout of Mid-Tennessee". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "T. P. I. Eagles, Teachers Meet Friday". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 6, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Blue Raiders Lose To Tennessee Tech". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. October 8, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Murfreesboro Teachers Crush Tusculum, 39-0". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 22, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "T. P. I., Raiders Clash Today". The Nashville Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee. November 24, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Crippled Raiders Lose To TPI 12-0". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 25, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Tennessee Tech Whips State". The Nashville Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee. November 25, 1938. p. 19. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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