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1938 Northeastern Huskies football team

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1938 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record3–3–1 (0–0 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumKent Street Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 New England Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island State $ 2 0 0 4 4 0
Maine 2 1 0 3 4 0
New Hampshire 1 1 0 3 6 0
Northeastern 0 0 0 3 3 1
Connecticut State 0 3 0 4 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University as a member of the New England Conference (NEC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by second-year head coach James W. Dunn, the Lions compiled an overall record of 3–3–1, with a conference record of 0–0, and finished fourth in the NEC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Boston College*L 0–137,500[1]
October 8Bates*W 6–03,000[2]
October 15Lowell Textile*
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
T 13–135,000[3]
October 22at Saint Anselm*Manchester, NHL 6–40[4]
October 29at Springfield*
L 7–142,000[5]
November 4at American International*
  • Pynchon Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 28–123,800[6]
November 11at Upsala*
W 13–73,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Boston College tops Northeastern 13–0". The Bangor Daily News. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bates loses 6–0 to Northeastern in single drive". Portland Press Herald. October 9, 1938. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lowell Textile ties Northeastern team 13–13". The Hartford Courant. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Anselm trounces Northeastern, 40 to 6". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Springfield beats Northeastern, 14 to 7". The Hartford Courant. October 30, 1940. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies triumph over A.I.C., 28 to 12". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1940. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Northeastern wins over Upsala". The Morning Call. November 12, 1940. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.