1938 Troy State Red Wave football team

The 1938 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Albert Choate, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 3–4–1, with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, tying for 29th place in the SIAA

1938 Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–1 (0–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Albert Choate (2nd season)
Home stadiumPace Field
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Tennessee State Teachers $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Centre 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Miami (FL) 3 –0 –08 –2 –0
Centenary 2 –0 –07 –4 –0
Mississippi State Teachers 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Presbyterian 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi College 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
SW Louisiana 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Murray State 4 –1 –06 –2 –1
Tennessee Tech 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 –1 –16 –1 –1
Morehead State 2 –1 –15 –1 –1
Stetson 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Newberry 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Rollins 3 –2 –16 –2 –1
Louisiana Normal 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Georgetown (KY) 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Union (TN) 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana College 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Union (KY) 1 –2 –04 –4 –0
Transylvania 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –4 –03 –7 –1
Delta State 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Oglethorpe 2 –5 –02 –9 –0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Howard (AL) 0 –2 –02 –5 –0
Emory and Henry 0 –2 –01 –6 –2
Louisville 0 –3 –02 –6 –0
Troy State 0 –3 –13 –4 –1
Jacksonville State 0 –3 –11 –6 –1
Erskine 0 –3 –11 –7 –2
Tampa 0 –4 –03 –7 –0
Wofford 0 –4 –10 –8 –1
Millsaps 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26South Georgia*
W 27–0[1]
September 30Mississippi State Teachers
L 0–19[2]
October 14at South Georgia Teachers*Statesboro, GAW 7–0[3]
October 22at Delta State
L 0–6[4]
October 29Marion*dagger
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 19–0[5]
November 5at West Tennessee State
L 6–202,500[6]
November 11at Jacksonville State
T 6–6[7]
November 26at Tennessee Wesleyan*Athens, TNL 6–32[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Freshman team schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 292:30 p.m.Greensboro Business College
L 12–13[9][10]
November 182:30 p.m.at Livingston State
W 14–6[11][12]

References
  1. "Troy Teachers open season with victory". The Dothan Eagle. September 27, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hattiesburg routs Troy eleven in contest here". The Dothan Eagle. October 2, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Troy wins over Georgia foe, 7–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Barber scores touchdown as Delta beats Troy 6–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 23, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Troy Wave defeats Marion foe, 19–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ellis counts twice as Memphis Tutors win from Troy, 20–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jacksonville Teachers draw with Troy, 6–6". The Anniston Star. November 12, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Troy Teachers lose, 32–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 27, 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Baby Wave Ready For First Game". The Troy Messenger. Troy, Alabama. October 28, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Key, Raiford (October 31, 1938). "Baby Wave Beats Defeated In First Game". The Troy Messenger. Troy, Alabama. p. 5. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Livingston To Meet Troy State Teachers Team". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. November 16, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Key, Raiford (November 19, 1938). "Troy Baby Wave Beats Livingston". The Troy Messenger. Troy, Alabama. p. 5. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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