1938 St. Mary's Rattlers football team

The 1938 St. Mary's Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented St. Mary's University, located in San Antonio, Texas, as a member of the Alamo Conference during 1938 college football season. Led by Frank Bridges in his fourth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 6–9 overall with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams.

1938 St. Mary's Rattlers football
ConferenceAlamo Conference
Record6–9 (0–2 Alamo)
Head coach
Home stadiumEagle Field[1]
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I $ 2 0 0 6 3 0
Sul Ross 1 1 0 4 3 1
St. Mary's (TX) 0 2 0 6 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at San Francisco*L 0–31[2]
September 21at Cal Poly*L 0–6[3]
September 25at San Diego Marines*San Diego, CAL 0–275,000[4]
October 1Daniel Baker*W 27–0
October 7at Loyola (LA)*New Orleans, LAL 12–14[5]
October 15Ouachita Baptist*
  • Eagle Field
  • San Antonio, TX
W 29–14
October 22at Sul RossAlpine, TXL 7–9[6]
October 27McKendree*
  • Eagle Field
  • San Antonio, TX
W 44–0[7]
October 292:30 p.m.at Texas Mines*W 13–6[8][9]
November 5Texas A&I
  • Eagle Field
  • San Antonio, TX
L 7–13[10]
November 11Trinity (TX)* 
  • Eagle Field
  • San Antonio, TX
W 21–0[11]
November 19Louisiana College*
  • Eagle Field
  • San Antonio, TX
L 7–13[12]
November 24at Washburn*L 20–33[13]
December 2Toledo*
  • Eagle Field
  • San Antonio, TX
L 7–13[14]
December 18vs. St. Edward's*Houston, TXW 27–7[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Rattlers Meet Daniel Baker in First Home Game, Oct. 1". The Rattler. September 29, 1938. p. 5 – via The Portal to Texas History.
  2. ^ Bill Tobitt (September 19, 1938). "Dons Win -- But How Long Will They Prosper?". Oakland Tribune. pp. 8, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1938. p. 33. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "San Diego Marines Beat Texas Eleven". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. Associated Press. September 26, 1938. p. 19. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Loyola Noses Out St. Mary's, 14-12". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. October 8, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Sul Ross Trips Rattlers, 9-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 24, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Rattlers Trim McKendree C." Big Spring Herald. Big Spring, Texas. Associated Press. October 29, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "In El Paso Today". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. October 29, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Rattlers Surprise With Miner Win". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Javelinas Trip Rattlers, 13 to 7". Tyler Courier-Times. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. November 6, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "St. Mary's Overcomes Trinity Tigers, 21 to 0". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. November 12, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Louisiana College Defeats St. Mary's". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 20, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Washburn Ichabods Whip St. Mary's Rattlers". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. November 25, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "St. Mary's Loses To Toledo U, 13 to 7". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. December 3, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "St. Edward's Loses to Rattlers in Houston". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. December 18, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .