1938 Catholic University Cardinals football team

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1938 Catholic University Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBrookland Stadium, Griffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 2 0
Roanoke     5 2 3
Western Maryland     5 2 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
George Washington     5 4 0
Navy     4 3 2
Virginia     4 4 1
West Virginia     4 5 1
Loyola (LA)     4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 5 1
Delaware     3 5 0
Delaware State     1 2 0
Oglethorpe     2 8 0
Oklahoma City     2 8 0
East Carolina     1 6 1
Jacksonville State     1 6 1

The 1938 Catholic University Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the Catholic University of America as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its ninth year under head coach Dutch Bergman, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 69 to 60.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at St. BonaventureOlean, NYW 13–06,000[2]
October 7at DetroitL 0–27[3]
October 22West Virginia WesleyanW 21–03,100[4]
October 29Saint Louis
  • Brookland Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–131,500[5]
November 5at DePaulW 14–13[6]
November 11Miami (FL)
  • Brookland Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 7–0[7]
November 20at Loyola (LA)W 14–04,000[8]
November 28South Carolina
L 0–7[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). Catholic University of America. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Catholic U. floors Bona". Democrat and Chronicle. October 3, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Titans Blank Catholic by 27 to 0 Count". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1938. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Soph quartet leads Cards to 21–0 triumph over W. Va. Wesleyan". Evening Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Billikens beat Catholic U., 13–0, Gorman and Cochran score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Catholic Beats DePaul in Last Period, 14-13". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Catholic U. in 7–0 victory over Miami". The Tampa Tribune. November 12, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Loyola defeated by Catholic U." The Monroe News-Star. November 21, 1938. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "South Carolina defeats Catholic U., 7 to 0". The Greenville News. November 29, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.