1938 William & Mary Indians football team

1938 William & Mary Indians football
1938 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Branch Bocock (6th season);
Captain	Herb Krueger
Home stadium	Cary Field
	Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
VMI	4	–	0	–	3	6	–	1	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Richmond	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Branch Bocock, the Indians compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, and finished 15th in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–26	16,000	^[1]
October 1	Apprentice*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 8–9		^[2]
October 8	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–27	4,000	^[3]
October 14	Guilford*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 45–0		^[4]
October 22	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 0–14	5,000	^[5]
October 29	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–34	7,000	^[6]
November 5	Hapmden–Sydney*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 18–7	2,000	^[7]
November 12	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–27		^[8]
November 24	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 7–10	5,500	^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Tars shift style to upset Indians". The Roanoke Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Apprentices top Indians". The Portsmouth Star. October 2, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gobblers win, 27–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 9, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Guilford drops, 45–0, game to W&M Indians". Greensboro Daily News. October 15, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cadets subdue William & Mary". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cavaliers stage score carnival". The News and Observer. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "William and Mary overcomes Hampden–Sydney, 18–7". Daily Press. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W. & L. wins from Indians by 27–0 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 13, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders boost average with win over Indians". The Richmond News Leader. November 25, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1938 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2023.