1938 La Salle Explorers football team

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1938 La Salle Explorers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCarthy Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech     6 0 0
No. 18 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 9 Holy Cross     8 1 0
Boston College     6 1 2
No. 15 Fordham     6 1 2
No. 12 Cornell     5 1 1
Army     8 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh     8 2 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
No. 20 Dartmouth     7 2 0
Vermont     4 2 1
Brown     5 3 0
Bucknell     5 3 0
Syracuse     5 3 0
CCNY     4 3 0
Penn     3 2 3
Manhattan     5 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
La Salle     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 0
Boston University     3 4 1
Penn State     3 4 1
Princeton     3 4 1
Hofstra     2 3 1
Duquesne     4 6 0
Temple     3 6 1
Providence     3 5 0
Columbia     3 6 0
Massachusetts State     3 6 0
Colgate     2 5 0
Buffalo     2 6 0
Yale     2 6 0
Tufts     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle College (now known as La Salle University) as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Marty Brill, the Explorers compiled a 4–4 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Niagara
L 0–405,000[1]
October 1ElonW 13–0[2]
October 9at Scranton
L 0–123,000[3]
October 14at West Chester
L 0–128,000[4]
October 23at Mount St. Mary'sEmmitsburg, MDW 20–0[5]
October 30at Saint Joseph's
  • Finnesey Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–78,000[6][7]
November 5Albright
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–6[8]
November 12Pennsylvania Military College
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–0[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eagles uncover soph star in 40-to-0 rout of LaSalle". Buffalo Evening News. September 26, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "L'Salle takes victory over Elon boys, 13 to 0". The News and Observer. October 2, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U. of Scranton scores twice in second period to top La Salle, 12–0". The Scranton Tribune. October 10, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Teachers beat La Salle, 12–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lasalle wins expected victory over Mounts". The News. October 24, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hawks favored in LaSalle tilt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "St. Joseph's Hawks defeat LaSalle College eleven, 7–0". The Morning News. October 31, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "La Salle eleven overpowers Albright in upset by 14 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1938. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "La Salle eleven scores in first and fourth periods, tops P.M.C." The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.