1938 Central Michigan Bearcats football team

1938 Central Michigan Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Notre Dame     8 1 0
Central Michigan     7 1 0
Michigan State Normal     6 1 1
Xavier     7 2 0
Akron     6 3 0
Michigan State     6 3 0
Detroit Tech     6 3 0
Detroit     6 4 0
Western State Teachers (MI)     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 5 0
Wayne     2 6 0
DePaul     2 7 0
Marquette     1 7 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1938 Central Michigan Bearcats football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Finch, the Bearcats compiled a 7–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, held seven opponents to fewer than seven points, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 270 to 44. The team's sole loss was by a 35–0 score to Western State.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.