1938 Langston Lions football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1938

| team = Langston Lions

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference

| short_conf = SWAC

| record = 4–1–3

| conf_record = 3–0–3

| head_coach = Caesar Felton Gayles

| hc_year = 9th

| captain =

| stadium = Anderson Field

| champion = SWAC co-champion

}}

The 1938 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–1–3, with a conference record of 3–0–3, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Morehouse Maroon Tigers|title=Morehouse}}

| site_stadium = Anderson Field

| site_cityst = Langston, OK

| score = 18–0

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-black-dispatch-lu-wallops-morehous/144354848/|work=The Black Dispatch|title=L.U. wallops Morehouse|date=October 15, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = t

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}}

| site_stadium = Anderson Field

| site_cityst = Langston, OK

| score = 6–6

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier-langston-holds-so/144354938/|work=The Pittsburgh Courier|title=Langston holds Southern, 6–6|date=October 22, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Bishop Tigers|title=Bishop}}

| site_stadium = Page Stadium

| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK

| score = 20–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-langston-trounces-bishop/144355068/|work=The Call|title=Langston trounces Bishop|date=October 28, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Texas College Steers|title=Texas College}}

| site_stadium = Anderson Field

| site_cityst = Langston, OK

| score = 17–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-tyler-negro-elev/144355169/|work=The Tyler Courier-Times|title=Tyler negro eleven bows to Langston|date=October 30, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Wiley Wildcats|title=Wiley}}

| site_stadium = Recreational Center

| site_cityst = Marshall, TX

| score = 5–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-wiley-beaten/144355274/|work=The Marshall News Messenger|title=Wiley beaten by Langston, 5 to 0|date=November 13, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = t

| homecoming = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Prairie View Panthers|title=Prairie View}}

| site_stadium = Anderson Field

| site_cityst = Langston, OK

| score = 0–0

| attend = 7,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-black-dispatch-lionspanthers-in-sco/144355374/|work=The Black Dispatch|title=Lions–Panthers in scoreless tie|date=November 26, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Xavier Gold Rush|title=Xavier (LA)}}

| site_stadium = Xavier Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 0–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-highly-touted-langston-lions-bo/144355529/|work=The Call|title=Highly touted Langston Lions bow to Xavier|date=December 2, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 3

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Arkansas AM&N Lions|title=Arkansas AM&N}}

| site_stadium = Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, AR

| score = 0–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-langston-u-held-scoreless-by-a/144355668/|work=The Call|title=Langston U. held scoreless by Arkansas|date=December 9, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

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