1938 West Tennessee State Teachers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = West Tennessee State Teachers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 10–0
| conf_record = 7–0
| head_coach = Allyn McKeen
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Roland MacMackin
| stadium = Crump Stadium
| champion = SIAA champion
| next = 1939
}}
{{1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1938 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Allyn McKeen, the team compiled a perfect 10–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the SIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 281 to 41. Roland MacMackin was the team captain.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/memphis_database.htm|title=Memphis Football History Database|work=nationalchamps.net}}{{cite web|title=Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide|publisher=University of Memphis|page=270|access-date=August 16, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gotigersgo.com/documents/2019/7/24/19_Memphis_FB_Media_Guide_Website.pdf}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 16|8:00 p.m.|at|Millsaps|Alumni Field|Jackson, MS|W 19-0||{{cite news |author= |title=Football Curtain Rises At Millsaps Field At 8 Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger/128428826/ |newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=September 16, 1938 |page=13|access-date=July 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-memphis-teachers-t/144254853/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Memphis Teachers turn back Millsaps in opener, 19–0|date=September 17, 1938|accessdate=March 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 24|||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}}|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|W 14-6||
|October 1||at|Arkansas State
|October 8|||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Cumberland Bulldogs|title=Cumberland (TN)}}
|October 15|||Middle Tennessee State Teachers|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|W 25-7||
|October 21||at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}||Cookeville, TN|W 26-13||
|October 29|||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils|title=Arkansas A&M}}
|November 5|||Troy State
|November 11|||Union (TN)|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|W 13-7|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-teachers-lick-stub/144400282/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Teachers lick stubborn Union, 13 to 7|date=November 12, 1938|accessdate=March 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 18||at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Delta State Statesmen|title=Delta State}}||Cleveland, MS|W 8-0||
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References
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