1938 Boston University Terriers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Boston University Terriers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–4–1
| head_coach = Pat Hanley
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Fenway Park, Nickerson Field
}}
{{1938 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1938 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 107.{{cite web|title=Boston (MA) Yearly Results|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=September 28, 2021|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1935|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202529/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1935|archive-date=2015-09-05}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1938
| poll = AP
| opprank = y
| attend = y
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|October 1|at|Lehigh|Taylor Stadium|Bethlehem, PA|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=Surprising Lehigh Team Holds Boston Terriers to 6-6 Draw|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 2, 1938|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95492937/surprising-lehigh-team-holds-boston/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=St. Lawrence Saints|title=St. Lawrence}}|Fenway Park|Boston, MA|W 19-14||{{cite news |author= |title=B. U. Plans To Start Four New Men Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95605032/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 8, 1938 |page=7 |access-date=February 19, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Upsala Vikings|title=Upsala}}|Fenway Park|Boston, MA|W 25-0|5,000–10,000|{{cite news|title=B.U. vs. Upsala|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 15, 1938|pages=1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95492129/httpswwwnewspaperscomclip95491555/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Upsala Bows, 25-0|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|date=October 16, 1938|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95491555/upsala-bows-25-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22|at|Army|Michie Stadium|West Point, NY|L 0-40||{{cite news|title=Army Smothers Boston U., 40-0|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 23, 1938|page=42C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95490250/army-smothers-boston-u-40-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|at|Western Reserve|League Park|Cleveland, OH|L 6-47|12,000|{{cite news|title=Boston Squad Run Dizzy By Cats|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 30, 1938|page=38|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95489813/boston-squad-run-dizzy-by-cats/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5||Tampa|Nickerson Field|Weston, MA|W 31-7||{{cite news |author= |title=B. U. vs. Tampa |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95605780/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 5, 1938 |page=4 |access-date=February 19, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Tampa Beaten, 31-7, By Boston U.|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|date=November 6, 1938|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95489249/tampa-beaten-31-7-by-boston-u/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11||Boston College|Fenway Park|Boston, MA (rivalry)|L 14-21|15,000|{{cite news|title=Amazing Rally Frightens B. C. But Eagles Win, 21-14, as Time Halts B. U.|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Hy Hurwitz|date=November 12, 1938|pages=1, 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95491005/amazing-rally-frightens-b-c-but/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 19||No. 15 Villanova|Fenway Park|Boston, MA|L 6-39||{{cite news |title=Unbeaten Villanova Tramples Boston U., 39-6--Irish Sub's Score and Goal Tops Northwestern 9-7 |last=Hurwitz |first=Hy |work=Daily Boston Globe |date=November 20, 1938 |page=B27}}
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References
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