1938 George Washington Colonials football team

1938 George Washington Colonials football
1938 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Independent
1938 record	5–4
Head coach	William Reinhart (1st season);
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its first season under head coach William Reinhart, the team compiled a 5–4 record, scored 82 points, and allowed opponents to score 82 points.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		Furman	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 7–0
October 8		Butler	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–0
October 15		at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 13–0
October 22		Davis & Elkins	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 27–0
October 29		Ole Miss	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–25
November 5	2:30 p.m.	vs. Clemson	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–27	10,000	^[2]
November 12		Kansas	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 9–7
November 19		at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–16
November 24		West Virginia	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–7

^ "1938 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Sherman, Joe (November 5, 1940). "10,000 Crowd Seen For Intersectional Game Here At 2:30". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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Venues	American League Park Griffith Stadium (1930–1960) District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1966)
Bowls and rivalries	1957 Sun Bowl
Culture and lore	"Hail to the Buff and Blue"
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1938 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Georgetown		–		8	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons		–		8	–	2	–	0
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 Division		–		3	–	5	–	1
Delaware		–		3	–	5	–	0
Delaware State		–		1	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma City		–		2	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		1	–	6	–	1