1938 Hillsdale Dales football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Hillsdale Dales
| sport = football
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| conference = Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 8–0
| conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Dwight Harwood
| hc_year = 12th
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| champion = MIAA champion
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{{1938 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1938 Hillsdale Dales football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1938 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Dwight Harwood,{{cite news|title=Dales Remain Unbeaten Sticking to Own Class|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 26, 1938|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-dales-remain-unbeaten/143913546/|via=Newspapers.com}} the Dales compiled a perfect 8–0 (5–0 in conference games), won the MIAA championship, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 224 to 27.{{cite web|title=1938 Football Team|publisher=Hillsdale College Athletics|accessdate=March 22, 2024|url=https://hillsdalechargers.com/sports/2024/5/20/athletics-HOF-1938fbteam.aspx}}{{cite news|title=Hillsdale Romps Through 1938 Schedule Undefeated|newspaper=Port Huron Times Herald|date=November 21, 1938|agency=Associated Press|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-hillsdale-romps-through/143903920/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Halfback Albert Rizzardi was selected as a NAIA All-American, the first Hillsdale player to be so honored. Six Hillsdale players received all-conference honors: Rizzardi, Billy Trau, and Gordon Piatt at back; Jerome Zaiser at center; Ronald Larson at end; and Spencer Pratt at tackle.{{cite news|title=Hillsdale Lands Six Places on M.I.A.A. Team|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 25, 1938|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-hillsdale-lands-six-p/143904380/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team was inducted as a group into the Hillsdale College Hall of Fame in 1998.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Bluffton Beavers|title=Bluffton}}
|October 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Olivet Comets|title=Olivet}}
|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Adrian Bulldogs|title=Adrian}}
|October 15|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Grand Rapids Raiders|title=Grand Rapids}}
|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Kalamazoo Hornets|title=Kalamazoo}}||Hillsdale, MI|W 14-6|{{cite news|title=Hillsdale Holds M.I.A.A. Lead: Dales Defeat Hornets for Fifth Straight|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 23, 1938|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-hillsdale-holds-mia/143895809/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Alma Scots|title=Alma}}||Alma, MI|W 20-0|{{cite news|title=Hillsdale Wins Sixth Straight: Trounces Alma, 20-0, to Stay Unbeaten|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 30, 1938|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-hillsdale-wins-sixth/143896400/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Albion Britons|title=Albion}}|Alumni field|Albion, MI|W 27-0|{{cite news|title=Hillsdale Is M.I.A.A. Champion by 27-0 Win: Albion College Britons Are No Match for Powerful Undefeated Gridders|newspaper=The Enquirer and Evening News|date=November 6, 1938|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-hillsdale-is-mia/143906307/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 12||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Hope Flying Dutchmen|title=Hope}}||Hillsdale, MI|W 33-0|{{cite news|title=Hillsdale Only State Team To Finish Unbeaten, Untied|newspaper=The Lansing State Journal|date=November 13, 1938|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-hillsdale-only-sta/143897997/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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