1938 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team

The 1938 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

1938 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record4–5 (4–3 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
1938 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern (TN) $ 4 0 07 1 1
Mississippi College 4 1 07 2 0
Loyola (LA) 2 1 04 5 0
Howard (AL) 2 1 02 5 0
Chattanooga 3 2 04 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 04 5 0
Spring Hill 1 4 03 6 0
Mercer 0 3 03 6 0
Millsaps 0 5 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Auburn*L 0–14[1]
September 30at Loyola (LA)L 0–19[2]
October 7vs. MercerW 7–04,000[3]
October 15at Murray State*
L 14–476,000[4]
October 22at Southwestern (TN)Memphis, TNL 7–46[5]
October 28vs. Chattanooga
W 12–63,500[6]
November 4MillsapsW 20–0[7]
November 11at Spring HillMobile, ALW 7–0[8]
November 19vs. Howard (AL)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–254,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Haynsworth leads Auburn to win over Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Loyola turns back Panthers in Dixie debut". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern scores early to defeat Mercer, 7–0". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Murray rolls 47–14 over Dixie champs". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southwestern gallops over Birmingham–Southern, 46–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "U.C. defeated by Southern, 12–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 29, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern beats Millsaps for third D.C. win". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Noojin leads Panthers to bare victory". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Howard tramples over Southern at Birmingham". The Dothan Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved February 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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