1938 Central Michigan Bearcats football team

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]

1938 Central Michigan Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1938 record	7–1
Head coach	Ron Finch (2nd season)

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			–					6	–	4	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Wayne			–					2	–	6	–	0
DePaul			–					2	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	Lawrence Tech	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 44–0
September 30	Ferris Institute	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 68–0
October 8	at Northern State Teachers	Marquette, MI	W 47–0
October 15	Bluffton	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 45–0
October 21	Michigan State Normal	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 7–6
October 28	Saint Mary's	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 39–0
November 5	at Wayne	Detroit	W 20–3
November 12	at Western State (MI)	Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)	L 0–35

References

1. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
2. "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

External links

• 1939 Chippewa yearbook (pages 82–84)