1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team

1938 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–6 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach	Johnny Floyd (5th season)
Captains	J. B. Thompson William Hoffman
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Jacksonville State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 13–0		[3]
September 30		Murray State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–34	2,500–3,000	[4]
October 7	8:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tech Field Cookeville, TN	L 0–7	2,500	[5] [6]
October 15		at West Tennessee State Teachers	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–26
October 21		Tusculum *	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 39–0		[7]
October 28		Tennessee Wesleyan *	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 6–12
November 11		at Delta State	Cleveland, MS	L 0–25
November 24	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–12	2,500	[8] [9] [10]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

References

1. "Football". Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Florida. November 28, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
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 .
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 .
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 .
8. "T. P. I., Raiders Clash Today". The Nashville Tennessee . Nashville, Tennessee. November 24, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
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 .
10. "Tennessee Tech Whips State". The Nashville Tennessee . Nashville, Tennessee. November 25, 1938. p. 19. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com .