1938 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

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1938 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern college football independents records
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 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Daniel BakerAbilene, TXW 27–0
September 23at San FranciscoL 0–206,500[2]
October 1CentenaryAbilene, TXL 13–264,500[3]
October 14West Texas StateAbilene, TXW 39–0
October 22vs. Murray State
W 20–14[4][5]
October 29East Texas StateAbilene, TXW 27–6
November 5Arizona StateAbilene, TXW 12–7
November 19at Loyola (CA)W 19–06,000[6]
November 28at Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OKW 37–6
December 3at Howard PayneBrownwood, TX (rivalry)W 7–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "San Francisco Dons Smash Cowboys' Streak 20-0: Al Braga Tabs All 3 'Touches'". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1938. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Centenary Gents blast fighting Cowboys, 26 to 13". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Murray, Hardin–Simmons tangle on Keiler Field Saturday night". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 21, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murray defeated 20 to 14". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles Curtis (November 20, 1938). "Hardin-Simmons Conquers Loyola Lions, 19 to 0". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-9, II-13 – via Newspapers.com.