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1938 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
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 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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23WaynesburgPittsburgh, PAW 34–7
September 30Texas TechPittsburgh, PAL 6–712,000
October 8at Pittsburgh
L 0–2736,000–37,000[3][4]
October 14West Virginia WesleyanPittsburgh, PAW 13–0
October 21Mississippi StatePittsburgh, PAL 7–1212,000[5]
October 28DetroitPittsburgh, PAW 14–69,000[6]
November 5at South CarolinaColumbia, SCL 0–7
November 12at No. 12 Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAL 0–21
November 18at Miami (FL)
L 7–21
November 24NiagaraPittsburgh, PAW 15–6
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "1938 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Tom Hopkins (October 9, 1938). "Fumbles Aid In Panther Scoring". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 2-2. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Mississippi in surprise score over Duquesne". Buffalo Courier-Express. October 22, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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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