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1938 Providence Friars football team

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1938 Providence Friars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHendricken Field
LaSalle Field
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 Providence Friars football team was an American football team that represented Providence College as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 3–5 record. In January 1938, Devore was appointed as head coach of the Friars.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Holy Cross
L 0–2812,000[2]
October 2Saint Anselm
L 0–9[3]
October 9at NiagaraNiagara Falls, NYL 7–20[4]
October 15Manhattan
  • LaSalle Field
  • Providence, RI
L 7–203,000[5]
October 22at Springfield
W 7–3[6]
October 30at Xavier
L 7–3312,000[7]
November 5CCNY
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 25–6[8]
November 11vs. Rhode Island State
W 19–7

References

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  1. ^ "Hugh Devore will coach Providence College eleven". The Chicago Tribune. January 21, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross scores in every period against Providence to open with victory". The Hartford Courant. September 25, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. Anselm tops P.C. despite jitters, 9–0". The Portsmouth Herald. October 3, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Providence falls to Niagara, 20–7". Democrat and Chronicle. October 10, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jaspers beat Providence by 20–7 score". Brooklyn Eagle. October 16, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Providence shades Springfield, 7 to 3". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Freak play in game won by Muskies". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Providence rips City College, 25–6". Daily News. November 6, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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