1938 Southwestern Lynx football team

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1938 Southwestern Lynx football
Dixie champion
Conference	Dixie Conference
Record	7–1–1 (4–0 Dixie)
Head coach	Ed Kubale (1st season)
Home stadium	Crump Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Dixie Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southwestern (TN) $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi College	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Loyola (LA)	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	1	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1938 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern, The College of the Mississippi Valley (now known as Rhodes College) as a member of the Dixie Conference in the 1938 college football season. Led by Ed Kubale in his first season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 7–1–1, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as Dixie champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Union (TN)*	Rothrock Field Jackson, TN	W 47–0	6,000	^[1]
September 30	Sewanee*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 47–0	10,000	^[2]
October 8	Centenary*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–6		^[3]
October 14	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 12–6	4,689	^[4]
October 22	Birmingham–Southern	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 46–7		^[5]
October 28	at Loyola (LA)	Loyola University Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–0		^[6]
November 4	at Murray State*	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	T 6–6		^[7]
November 12	Millsaps	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 42–0	5,000	^[8]
November 19	Mississippi State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 7–3	12,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "Smith paces Southwestern to victory 47–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 24, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwestern Lynx claws Sewanee Tigers by 47 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Centenary Gents defeat Memphis team in gruelling contest". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwestern rallies to repel U.C., 12–6". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwestern gallops over Birmingham–Southern, 46–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwestern trims Loyola". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McRaven outshines Smith as Murray, Southwestern tie". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dixie title to Lynx by east victory, 42–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gaylon Smith sparks Lynx to 7–3 victory over Mississippians". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Rhodes Lynx football
Venues	Fargason Field Crain Field (2012–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sewanee: Edmund Orgill Trophy
People	Head coaches
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