1938 Providence Friars football team

American college football season

1938 Providence Friars football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–5
Head coach|

* Hugh Devore (1st season)

Home stadium| Hendricken Field
LaSalle Field

Seasons

<- 1937

1939 ->

1938 Eastern college football independents records

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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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September 24| at Holy Cross|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 0–28| 12,000| [2]
October 2| Saint Anselm|

* Hendricken Field
* Providence, RI

| L 0–9| | [3]
October 9| at Niagara| Niagara Falls, NY| L 7–20| | [4]
October 15| Manhattan|

* LaSalle Field
* Providence, RI

| L 7–20| 3,000| [5]
October 22| at Springfield|

* Pratt Field
* Springfield, MA

| W 7–3| | [6]
October 30| at Xavier|

* Xavier Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 7–33| 12,000| [7]
November 5| CCNY|

* Hendricken Field
* Providence, RI

| W 25–6| | [8]
November 11| vs. Rhode Island State|

* Cranston Stadium
* Cranston, RI

| 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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Providence Friars football

Venues|

* Hendricken Field
* Cycledrome

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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* 1925
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* 1927
* 1928
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* 1940
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