1938 Centre Colonels football team

The 1938 Centre Colonels football team represented Centre College as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach J. Quinn Decker, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 7–2 with marks of 2–0 in KIAC play and 4–0 against SIAA opponents.^[1][2] Centre shared the KIAC title with Western Kentucky State Teachers.^[3]

1938 Centre Colonels football
KIAC co-champion
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–2 (2–0 KIAC, 4–0 SIAA)
Head coach	J. Quinn Decker (1st season)
Home stadium	Farris Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers +	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Morehead State	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Murray State	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Union (KY)	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Louisville	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Tennessee State Teachers $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Centre	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Miami (FL)	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Centenary	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Presbyterian	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
SW Louisiana	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Murray State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Tennessee Tech	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Morehead State	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Stetson	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Newberry	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Rollins	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Normal	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Union (KY)	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Delta State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Oglethorpe	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Emory and Henry	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	2
Louisville	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Troy State	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Tampa	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wofford	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
Millsaps	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Mississippi College	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 13–0	3,000	[4]
October 1	Chattanooga*	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 16–7		[5]
October 7	Transylvania	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 49–0		[6]
October 15	at Villanova*	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 6–35	10,000	[7]
October 22	Presbyterian	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 26–7		[8]
October 29	at Washington University*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 7–20	4,500	[9]
November 5	vs. Washington and Lee*	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–0	7,500	[10]
November 12	at Ohio Wesleyan*	Selby Field Delaware, OH	W 26–0		[11]
November 19	at Louisville	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 14–0		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming