1938 Spring Hill Badgers football team

The 1938 Spring Hill Badgers football team was an American football team that represented Spring Hill College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach Earle Smith, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

1938 Spring Hill Badgers football
Conference	Dixie Conference
Record	3–6 (1–4 Dixie)
Head coach	Earle Smith (1st season)
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Dixie Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23	at Loyola (LA)	Loyola University Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–13	[1]
September 30	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–40	[2]
October 7	Jacksonville State*	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	W 60–0	[3]
October 14	Southwestern Louisiana*	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	L 7–33	[4]
October 21	Union (TN)*	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	W 14–7	[5]
October 28	at Howard (AL)	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–26	[6]
November 5	at Mississippi College	Provine Field Clinton, MS	L 0–35	[7]
November 11	Birmingham–Southern	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–7	[8]
November 24	Millsaps	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	W 26–0	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Loyola wins". The Shreveport Journal. September 24, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Miami downs Spring Hill by 46 to 0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Football". The Azalean. Spring Hill College. 1939. pp. 88–101. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
4. "Southwestern wins from Spring Hill". The Shreveport Journal. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spring Hill wins". The Miami News. October 22, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bulldogs win over Hillians by 26–0 score". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Passes give Chocs easy victory, 35 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Noojin leads Panthers to bare victory". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Spring Hill beats Millsaps, 26 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 25, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.