1938 Tampa Spartans football team

American college football season

1938 Tampa Spartans football

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 3–7 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach|

* Nash Higgins (6th season)

Home stadium| Phillips Field

Seasons

<- 1937

1939 ->

1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
West Tennessee State Teachers $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Centre | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Miami (FL) | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Centenary | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi State Teachers | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Presbyterian | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi College | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
SW Louisiana | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Murray State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Tennessee Tech | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Morehead State | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Stetson | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Newberry | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rollins | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Louisiana Normal | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Georgetown (KY) | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Union (TN) | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Louisiana College | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Union (KY) | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Transylvania | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Louisiana Tech | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Delta State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Oglethorpe | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Howard (AL) | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Emory and Henry | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 2
Louisville | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Troy State | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Jacksonville State | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1
Erskine | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 2
Tampa | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wofford | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1
Millsaps | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1938 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Nash Higgins, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| South Georgia Teachers*|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| W 40–0| 5,000| [1]
September 30| South Georgia*|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| W 21–0| 3,000| [2]
October 7| at Miami (FL)|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| L 6–32| 12,000| [3]
October 15| Cincinnati*|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 6–7| 3,000| [4]
October 22| Florida*|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 0–33| 10,000| [5]
November 5| at Boston University*|

* Nickerson Field
* Weston, MA

| L 7–31| | [6][7]
November 11| Stetson|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 0–42| 3,000| [8]
November 18| University of Havana*|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| W 33–0| 4,000| [9]
November 26| Rollins|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 0–23| 1,500| [10]
December 3| Western Kentucky State Teachers|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 7–50| | [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Spartans run wild over Teachers". Tampa Morning Tribune. September 24, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tampa U. defeats South Georgia eleven by 21–0". Tampa Morning Tribune. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Hurricanes beat Tampa". The Miami Daily News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "U.C. Bearcats eke out 7–6 win over Tampa". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Florida's revived grid team rolls over Tampa 33 to 0". Fort Myers News-Press. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "B. U. vs. Tampa". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tampa beaten, 31–7, by Boston U." The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Stetson downs Tampa U 42–0". Orlando Morning Sentinel. November 12, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Skirmish follows Tampa U. victory over Havana". The Tampa Daily Times. November 19, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Rollins stages aerial attack to swamp Tampa, 23–0". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. November 27, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Western swamps Tampa University by 50 to 7 score". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. December 4, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Tampa Spartans football

Venues|

* Plant Field (1933–1936)
* Phillips Field (1937–1967)
* Tampa Stadium (1967–1974)

Bowl games|

* Cigar Bowl
* 1972 Tangerine Bowl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1933
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* 1973
* 1974

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