1938 Centre Colonels football team

1938 Centre Colonels football
KIAC co-champion
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (2–0 KIAC, 4–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFarris Stadium
1938 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
+ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Murray State 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Union (KY) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisville 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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
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 Centre Colonels football team represented Centre College as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach J. Quinn Decker, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 7–2 with marks of 2–0 in KIAC play and 4–0 against SIAA opponents.[1][2] Centre shared the KIAC title with Western Kentucky State Teachers.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Mississippi College
W 13–03,000[4]
October 1Chattanooga*
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
W 16–7[5]
October 7Transylvania
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
W 49–0[6]
October 15at Villanova*
L 6–3510,000[7]
October 22Presbyteriandagger
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
W 26–7[8]
October 29at Washington University*
L 7–204,500[9]
November 5vs. Washington and Lee*
W 7–07,500[10]
November 12at Ohio Wesleyan*
W 26–0[11]
November 19at Louisville
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Standings Of Leading College Football Loops". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. November 21, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. November 28, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Ashford, Ed (November 21, 1938). "Victories Of Western and Georgetown Top State Grid Play". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Centre raps Miss. College eleven 13–0". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "91-yard touchdown run and field goal help Colonels to win, 16 to 7". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 2, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colonels win over Transy". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 8, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Villanova jars Centre". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Centre trims Presbyterian on Colonel's grad day". The State. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears defeat Centre's well-drilled team, 20–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Centre turns back W. & L. 7–0 with spurt in last 90 seconds". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Centre conquers Ohio Wesleyan by score of 26–0". The Owensboro Messenger. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Spirited U. of L. Cardinals hold Centre eleven to 14–0 triumph". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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