1938 Hillsdale Dales football team
| 1938 Hillsdale Dales football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–0 (4–0 MIAA) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hillsdale $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kalamazoo | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hope | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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,[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[2][4]
The team was inducted as a group into the Hillsdale College Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 24 | Bluffton* | Hlllsdale, MI | W 18–0 | [5] | ||
| October 1 | at Olivet* | Olivet, MI | W 32–7 | [6] | ||
| October 8 | Adrian* | Hillsdale, MI | W 52–0 | [7] | ||
| October 15 | at Grand Rapids JC* | Grand Rapids, MI | W 28–14 | [8] | ||
| October 22 | Kalamazoo | Hillsdale, MI | W 14–6 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | at Alma | Alma, MI | W 20–0 | [10] | ||
| November 5 | at Albion |
| W 27–0 | [11] | ||
| November 12 | Hope | Hillsdale, MI | W 33–0 | [12] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Dales Remain Unbeaten Sticking to Own Class". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1938. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "1938 Football Team". Hillsdale College Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Hillsdale Romps Through 1938 Schedule Undefeated". Port Huron Times Herald. Associated Press. November 21, 1938. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillsdale Lands Six Places on M.I.A.A. Team". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1938. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillsdale Is Off to a Flying Start:: Bluffton Is Dales' Victim, 18 to 0". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1938. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillsdale Swamps Olivet with Ease: Dales Pile Up 32-7 Edge in Opener". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1938. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dales Rout Adrian". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1938. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dales Beat J. C. Eleven". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1938. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillsdale Holds M.I.A.A. Lead: Dales Defeat Hornets for Fifth Straight". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1938. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillsdale Wins Sixth Straight: Trounces Alma, 20-0, to Stay Unbeaten". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1938. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillsdale Is M.I.A.A. Champion by 27-0 Win: Albion College Britons Are No Match for Powerful Undefeated Gridders". The Enquirer and Evening News. November 6, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillsdale Only State Team To Finish Unbeaten, Untied". The Lansing State Journal. November 13, 1938. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.