1938 Worcester Tech Engineers football team

1938 Worcester Tech Engineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
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 Worcester Tech Engineers football team was an American football team that represented the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Ivan Bigler, the Engineers compiled a 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 66 to 29.[1] The 1938 season was the first perfect season in Worcester Tech's football history, others following in 1954 and 1983.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Coast Guard
W 9–0[2]
October 8Trinity (CT)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Worcester, MA
W 12–6[3]
October 15at American InternationalSpringfield, MAW 6–2
October 22at Massachusetts State
W 6–0
October 29at Rhode Island State
W 19–14
November 5Rensselaer Tech
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Worcester, MA
W 14–7

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Worcester Tech Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Jack Cruise (October 3, 1938). "Worcester Tops Coast Guard, 9-0: Ray Forkey Star in Win Over Cadets". The Day. New London, Connecticut. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trinity Is Battered Into 12-6 Defeat By Strong Worcester Tech Grid Team". The Hartford Courant. October 9, 1938. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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