1938 Worcester Tech Engineers football team

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.

1938 Worcester Tech Engineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–0
Head coach	Ivan Bigler (16th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Coast Guard	Alumni Stadium Worcester, MA	W 9–0		^[2]
October 8	Trinity (CT)	Alumni Stadium Worcester, MA	W 12–6		^[3]
October 15	at American International	Springfield, MA	W 6–2
October 22	at Massachusetts State	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 6–0
October 29	at Rhode Island State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 19–14
November 5	Rensselaer Tech	Alumni Stadium Worcester, MA	W 14–7

^[1]

References

1. . 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.