1938 Catholic University Cardinals football team

The 1938 Catholic University Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the Catholic University of America as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its ninth year under head coach Dutch Bergman, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 69 to 60.^[1]

1938 Catholic University Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Dutch Bergman (9th season)
Home stadium	Brookland Stadium, Griffith Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					8	–	2	–	0
Roanoke			–					5	–	2	–	3
Western Maryland			–					5	–	2	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	3	–	2
Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	1
Loyola (LA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	1
William & Mary Norfolk			–					3	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					2	–	8	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					2	–	8	–	0
East Carolina			–					1	–	6	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					1	–	6	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	at St. Bonaventure	Olean, NY	W 13–0	6,000	^[2]
October 7	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–27		^[3]
October 22	West Virginia Wesleyan	Brookland Stadium Washington, DC	W 21–0	3,100	^[4]
October 29	Saint Louis	Brookland Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–13	1,500	^[5]
November 5	at DePaul	Wrigley Field Chicago, IL	W 14–13		^[6]
November 11	Miami (FL)	Brookland Stadium Washington, DC	W 7–0		^[7]
November 20	at Loyola (LA)	Loyola University Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–0	4,000	^[8]
November 28	South Carolina	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–7		^[9]

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). Catholic University of America. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
2. "Catholic U. floors Bona". Democrat and Chronicle. October 3, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Titans Blank Catholic by 27 to 0 Count". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1938. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Soph quartet leads Cards to 21–0 triumph over W. Va. Wesleyan". Evening Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Billikens beat Catholic U., 13–0, Gorman and Cochran score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Catholic Beats DePaul in Last Period, 14-13". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Catholic U. in 7–0 victory over Miami". The Tampa Tribune. November 12, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Loyola defeated by Catholic U." The Monroe News-Star. November 21, 1938. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "South Carolina defeats Catholic U., 7 to 0". The Greenville News. November 29, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.