1938 Transylvania Pioneers football team

1938 Transylvania Pioneers football
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5 (2–4 KIAC, 2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Tate C. Page (1st season)
Home stadium	Thomas Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	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

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 Transylvania Pioneers football team represented Transylvania University 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 Tate C. Page, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 2–4 in both KIAC and SIAA play. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	2:30 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Thomas Field Lexington, KY	L 0–7		[3] [4]
October 7		at Centre	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	L 0–49		[5]
October 15		at Xavier *	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–52	2,000	[6] [7]
October 22		at Morehead State	Morehead, KY	L 0–21		[8]
October 29		at Louisville	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	W 13–7		[9]
November 5		Union (KY)	Thomas Field Lexington, KY	W 14–7		[10]
November 12		at Rio Grande *	Rio Grande, OH	W 19–6		[11]
November 19		vs. Georgetown (KY)	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 12–13		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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 .
2. "Football". Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Florida. November 28, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
3. Christian, Joe (September 30, 1938). "Transylvania College Gridders Open Season Against Eastern Here Today". The Lexington Herald . Lexington, Kentucky. p. 23. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Eastern scores 7 to 0 victory over Transylvania in Pioneers' opening game". The Lexington Herald. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colonels win over Transy". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 8, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Xavier polishes attack for Kentucky by thumping Transy". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pioneers tally in closinng minutes of game as Xavier scores 52 to 6 win over Transylvania". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 16, 1938. Retrieved May 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Transy gives Morehead hard battle in 21–0 loss". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Transylvania College noses out Louisville by 13 to 7 score in night game". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Transylvania scores 14 to 7 victory over Union College". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Transylvania wins". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Transy loses to Georgetown, score 13 to 12". The State Journal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.