1938 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team

American college football season

1938 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
  • Chester C. Dillon (1st season)
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 2 0
Roanoke     5 2 3
Western Maryland     5 2 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
George Washington     5 4 0
Navy     4 3 2
Virginia     4 4 1
West Virginia     4 5 1
Loyola (LA)     4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 5 1
Delaware     3 5 0
Delaware State     1 2 0
Oglethorpe     2 8 0
Oklahoma City     2 8 0
East Carolina     1 6 1
Jacksonville State     1 6 1

The 1938 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as an independent during the 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Chester C. Dillon, the Eagle Owls compiled an overall record of 1–6–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16vs. Union (TN)
L 0–71,500[1]
September 23at Middle Tennessee StateL 0–13[2]
September 30at Tennessee Tech
L 0–21[3]
October 7at Spring Hill
L 0–60[4]
October 14at Marion
W 20–7[5]
October 18Snead
L 0–6[6]
November 5at Pensacola NAS
L 0–31[7]
November 11Troy State
T 6–6[8]

References

  1. ^ "Union beats Teachers, 7–0". The Decatur Daily. September 17, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blue Raiders open season with 13–0 win". The Nashville Tennessean. September 24, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "T.P.I. wins from Alabama Teachers, 21–0". The Chattanooga News. October 1, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football". The Azalean. Spring Hill College. 1939. pp. 88–101. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Teachers upend Marion Cadets by count of 20–7". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jacksonville loses to Snead by touchdown". The Anniston Star. October 19, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Naval Air Station gridders swamp Jax Teachers, 31 to 0". Pensacola News Journal. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jacksonville Teachers draw with Troy, 6–6". The Anniston Star. November 12, 1938. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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