1938 college football season

American college football season August 2023 1938 File:Dan Hill and Eric Tipton of the Duke Blue Devils with Coach Wallace Wade, Pasadena, 1938.jpg Coach Wallace Wade of the Duke Blue Devils, with Dan Hill and Eric Tipton Pittsburgh 5 TCUper AP poll, Williamson System, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation Tennesseeper Boand System, Dunkel System, Houlgate System, Litkenhous Ratings, Poling System, Berryman QPRS, Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, Sagarin Ratings Elo chess method, and Sagarin Ratings Predictor methodNotre Dameper Dickinson System (not claimed) Davey O'Brien, (quarterback, TCU) The 1938 college football season ended with the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University (TCU) being named the nation's No. 1 team by 55 of the 77 voters in the final Associated Press writers' poll in early December. Tennessee was also chosen by six contemporary math system selectors as a national champion; both teams won every game. Notre Dame was chosen by the Dickinson System and won the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy.Dickinson Frank G. Dickinson System February 1941 Dickinson's Football Ratings — from Grange to Harmon Omaha, Nebraska What's What Publishing Company Conference and program changes Conference changes Two conferences began play during 1938: Alabama Intercollegiate Conference – active through the 1959 season Mountain States Conference – an NCAA University Division conference active through the 1961 season; also known as the Big Seven and Skyline Conference One conference changed its name in 1938: The Tri-Normal League changed its name to the Washington Intercollegiate Conference Membership changes School 1937 Conference 1938 Conference BYU Cougars Rocky Mountain Mountain States (Big Seven) Colorado Buffaloes Rocky Mountain Mountain States (Big Seven) Colorado A&M Rams Rocky Mountain Mountain States (Big Seven) Denver Pioneers Rocky Mountain Mountain States (Big Seven) Utah Utes Rocky Mountain Mountain States (Big Seven) Utah State Aggies Rocky Mountain Mountain States (Big Seven) Wyoming Cowboys Rocky Mountain Mountain States (Big Seven) September September 24 Defending champion Pittsburgh beat West Virginia, 19–0. California defeated St. Mary's 12–7. In Los Angeles, Alabama beat USC 19–7. Minnesota defeated Washington 15–0, and Dartmouth beat Bates 46–0. October October 1 Alabama defeated Samford 34–0, Fordham beat Upsala 47–0, Dartmouth beat St Lawrence 51–0, and Notre Dame beat Kansas 52–0. Pitt defeated Temple 28–6, California beat Washington State 27–3, and Minnesota beat Nebraska 16–7. October 8 Minnesota defeated Purdue 7–0. Alabama beat North Carolina State 14–0. Dartmouth stayed unscored upon, winning at Princeton 22–0. Pittsburgh beat cross-town rival Duquesne 27–0. Fordham beat Waynesburg College 53–0. California played a double-header for the fans, with the reserves beating the California Agricultural school (lager UC-Davis) 48–0, and the varsity and reserves beating College of the Pacific 39–0. In Atlanta, Notre Dame beat Georgia Tech 14–6. October 15 Pittsburgh won at Wisconsin 26–6. California defeated UCLA 20–7. Dartmouth beat Brown 34–13, and Notre Dame beat Illinois 14–6. Minnesota edged Michigan, 7–6. Fordham was tied by Purdue 6–6, and in Birmingham, Alabama was shut out by Tennessee, 13–0. When the first round of balloting was finished, the defending champion Panthers were again No. 1, followed by Minnesota, California, Dartmouth, and Notre Dame. October 22 No. 1 Pittsburgh beat SMU 34–7. No. 2 Minnesota was idle. No. 3 California won at Seattle over Washington 14–7. No. 4 Dartmouth won at Harvard 13–7. No. 5 Notre Dame beat No. 13 Carnegie Tech 7–0. No. 6 Santa Clara beat Arkansas 21–6 in San Francisco, while in Milwaukee, No. 7 TCU beat Marquette 21–0, and the two winners replaced Dartmouth and Notre Dame in the Top Five: No. 1 Pittsburgh, No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 California, No. 4 TCU, and No. 5 Santa Clara. October 29 No. 1 Pittsburgh beat No. 9 Fordham, 24–13. No. 2 Minnesota fell to No. 12 Northwestern, 6–3. No. 3 California beat Oregon State 13–7. No. 4 TCU beat Baylor 39–7, and No. 5 Santa Clara won at Michigan State 7–6. No. 6 Dartmouth won at Yale 24–6 and No. 7 Notre Dame beat Army in Yankee Stadium, 19–7, and both returned to the Top Five: No. 1 Pittsburgh, No. 2 TCU, No. 3 California, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Dartmouth. November November 5 In Pittsburgh, the No. 1 Panthers lost to No. 19 Carnegie Tech, 20–10. No. 2 TCU won at Tulsa 21–0. No. 3 California lost at No. 13 USC 13–7. In Baltimore, No. 4 Notre Dame beat Navy 15–0. No. 5 Dartmouth beat Dickinson College, 44–6. No. 6 Tennessee beat Chattanooga 45–0 to extend its record to 7–0–0. The Horned Frogs of TCU leaped into the top spot, ahead of Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, and Dartmouth. November 12 No. 1 TCU beat Texas 28–6. No. 2 Notre Dame beat No. 12 Minnesota 19–0. No. 3 Pittsburgh beat Nebraska 19–0. No. 4 Tennessee won at Vanderbilt 14–0. No. 5 Dartmouth lost at No. 20 Cornell 14–7. No. 7 Duke remained unbeaten (7–0–0), untied, and unscored upon with a 21–0 win at Syracuse. In the next poll, the Irish moved up to the top rung, followed by TCU, Tennessee, Duke, and Pittsburgh. November 19 No. 1 Notre Dame won at No. 16 Northwestern 9–7. No. 2 TCU won at Rice 29–7. No. 3 Tennessee was idle as it prepared for a holiday game. No. 4 Duke beat N.C. State, 7–0. No. 5 Pittsburgh beat Penn State 26–0. The rankings shuffled to No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 TCU, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Pittsburgh, and No. 5 Tennessee. On Thanksgiving Day No. 5 Tennessee beat Kentucky 46–0, while No. 6 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma A&M 19-0. Two days later, November 26, No. 1 Notre Dame remained idle. No. 2 TCU beat SMU in Dallas, 20–7. No. 3 Duke and No. 4 Pittsburgh met at Durham, with the hosts winning 7–0. With a record of 9–0–0, Duke had outscored its opponents 114–0, but stayed in third in the next set of rankings. On November 29 the "final" AP Poll was released with Notre Dame No. 1, followed by No. 2 TCU, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 5 Oklahoma.Fullerton Hugh S. Jr. Associated Press November 29, 1938 Irish Still Top Scribes' Ballot https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108100133/1938-irish-still-top-scribes-ballot/ The Indianapolis News New York Indianapolis August 22, 2022 In the final Associated Press football ranking poll of the year, ninety sports writers and editors chose Notre Dame as the nation's No. 1 team with Duke in third place. Texas Christian, which hoped for a Rose bowl bid, came in between them. On December 3, No. 1 Notre Dame lost in Los Angeles to No. 8 USC, 13–0. As a result the AP Poll was extended for another week.Middleton Drew Associated Press December 6, 1938 Texas Christian Places On Pinnacle In Final AP Poll https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108099605/texas-christian-duke-and-tennessee-top/ November 3, 2022 The poll was extended for another week because of the select quality of last Saturday's games, three of which had a direct bearing on the ranking. On December 6 previously No. 2-ranked TCU received 55 first place votes in the second final poll and accepted a bid to the Sugar Bowl. No. 4 Tennessee beat Ole Miss 47–0 in Memphis, and moved up to second place. Though the SEC champion would be Sugar Bowl bound in later years, a No. 1 vs. No. 2 match was not to be had, as Tennessee instead took a bid for the Orange Bowl. No. 3 Duke stayed in third place, despite having never been scored upon in 1938, and accepted an invitation to the Rose Bowl. No. 5 Oklahoma beat Washington State 28–0 and moved up to fourth place. Both unbeaten and untied at 10–0–0, Tennessee and Oklahoma would meet in Miami, but the title had been awarded to 10–0–0 TCU. Notre Dame fell to fifth place. Conference standings Major conference standings Independents Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(s)Record Alamo Conference Texas A&I Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Virginia State College 6–0–1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wichita 4–0 Far Western Conference Pacific (CA) 4–0 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference Manchester College 6–1 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Luther 4–0–1 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Ottawa (KS) 5–0 Lone Star Conference East Texas State Teachers 4–0 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hillsdale 4–0 Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference Lawrence Technological University 3–0 Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference Lawrence 5–0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saint John's 5–0 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Northwest Missouri State Teachers 5–0 Nebraska College Athletic Conference DoaneMidland Lutheran 3–1 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association Nebraska State TeachersState Normal and Teachers (NE) 2–0–1 North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference South Dakota 5–0 North Dakota College Athletic Conference North Dakota Science 5–0 Northern Teachers Athletic Conference Duluth State TeachersMankato State Teachers 3–0 Ohio Athletic Conference John Carroll 4–0–1 Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Central State Teachers (OK) 6–0 Pacific Northwest Conference Pacific (OR)Willamette 4–1 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Mansfield State Teachers 5–0 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference Yankton 5–1 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pomona 4–0–1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Florida A&M College 6–0 Southwestern Athletic Conference LangstonSouthern 2–0–34–1–1 Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference Howard Payne 6–0–1 Washington Intercollegiate Conference Western Washington College 2–0 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference North: River Falls State TeachersCo-South: Milwaukee State TeachersCo-South: Platteville State Teachers 4–03–13–1 Minor conference standings Rankings 1938 college football rankings Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Player School Position Total Davey O'Brien TCU QB 519 Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh HB 294 Sid Luckman Columbia QB 154 Bob MacLeod Dartmouth HB 78 Vic Bottari California HB 67 Howard Weiss Wisconsin FB 60 George Cafego Tennessee HB 55 Ki Aldrich TCU C 48 Whitey Beinor Notre Dame OL 47 Dan Hill Duke C 38 Bowl games 1938–39 NCAA football bowl games Bowl game Winning team Losing team Cotton Bowl Classic Saint Mary's 20 No. 11 Texas Tech 13 Orange Bowl No. 2 Tennessee 17 No. 4 Oklahoma 0 Rose Bowl No. 7 USC7 No. 3 Duke 3 Sugar Bowl No. 1 TCU 15 No. 6 Carnegie Tech 7 Sun Bowl Utah 26 New Mexico 0 See also 1938 College Football All-America Team Notes References