1938 William & Mary Indians football team

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1938 William & Mary Indians football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–7 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHerb Krueger
Home stadium Cary Field
Seasons
  1937
1939  
1938 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 09 1 0
Clemson 3 0 17 1 1
VMI 4 0 36 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 06 2 1
Richmond 3 2 16 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 4 1
NC State 3 3 13 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 06 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 14 5 1
VPI 2 3 23 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 06 5 0
Maryland 1 2 02 7 0
Davidson 2 6 04 6 0
Furman 0 4 12 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 William & Mary Indians football team represented The College of William & Mary during the 1938 college football season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Navy *L 0–26
October 1 Apprentice *L 8–9
October 8at VPI L 0–27
October 15 Guilford *
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 45–0
October 22 VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 0–145,000 [2]
October 29at Virginia *L 0–34
November 5 Hapmden–Sydney *
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 18–7
November 12at Washington and Lee
L 0–27 [3]
November 24at Richmond L 7–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "1938 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results".
  2. "Cadets subdue William & Mary". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. & L. wins from Indians by 27–0 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 13, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.