American college football season
The 1938 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach John "Clipper" Smith, Duquesne compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 114 to 96.[1][2] The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Waynesburg | Pittsburgh, PA | W 34–7 | | |
September 30 | Texas Tech | Pittsburgh, PA | L 6–7 | 12,000 | |
October 8 | at Pittsburgh | | L 0–27 | 36,000–37,000 | [3][4] |
October 14 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Pittsburgh, PA | W 13–0 | | |
October 21 | Mississippi State | Pittsburgh, PA | L 7–12 | 12,000 | [5] |
October 28 | Detroit | Pittsburgh, PA | W 14–6 | 9,000 | [6] |
November 5 | at South Carolina | Columbia, SC | L 0–7 | | |
November 12 | at No. 12 Carnegie Tech | Pittsburgh, PA | L 0–21 | | |
November 18 | at Miami (FL) | | L 7–21 | | |
November 24 | Niagara | Pittsburgh, PA | W 15–6 | | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "1938 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Tom Hopkins (October 9, 1938). "Fumbles Aid In Panther Scoring". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 2-2. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eddie Beachler (October 9, 1938). "Panther's Speedy Backfield Shines in City Series Rout". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sports-1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi in surprise score over Duquesne". Buffalo Courier-Express. October 22, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Hopkins (October 29, 1938). "Nery Hero as Dukes Upset Detroit, 14-6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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