1938 Hillsdale Dales football team

1938 Hillsdale Dales football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0 (4–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hillsdale $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Albion 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Kalamazoo 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Alma 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Hope 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Hillsdale Dales football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1938 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Dwight Harwood,[1] the Dales compiled a perfect 8–0 (5–0 in conference games), won the MIAA championship, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 224 to 27.[2][3]

Halfback Albert Rizzardi was selected as a NAIA All-American, the first Hillsdale player to be so honored. Six Hillsdale players received all-conference honors: Rizzardi, Billy Trau, and Gordon Piatt at back; Jerome Zaiser at center; Ronald Larson at end; and Spencer Pratt at tackle.[2][4]

The team was inducted as a group into the Hillsdale College Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Bluffton*Hlllsdale, MIW 18–0[5]
October 1at Olivet*Olivet, MIW 32–7[6]
October 8Adrian*Hillsdale, MIW 52–0[7]
October 15at Grand Rapids JC*Grand Rapids, MIW 28–14[8]
October 22KalamazooHillsdale, MIW 14–6[9]
October 29at AlmaAlma, MIW 20–0[10]
November 5at Albion
W 27–0[11]
November 12HopeHillsdale, MIW 33–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Dales Remain Unbeaten Sticking to Own Class". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1938. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "1938 Football Team". Hillsdale College Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hillsdale Romps Through 1938 Schedule Undefeated". Port Huron Times Herald. Associated Press. November 21, 1938. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hillsdale Lands Six Places on M.I.A.A. Team". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1938. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hillsdale Is Off to a Flying Start:: Bluffton Is Dales' Victim, 18 to 0". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1938. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hillsdale Swamps Olivet with Ease: Dales Pile Up 32-7 Edge in Opener". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1938. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dales Rout Adrian". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1938. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dales Beat J. C. Eleven". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1938. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hillsdale Holds M.I.A.A. Lead: Dales Defeat Hornets for Fifth Straight". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1938. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hillsdale Wins Sixth Straight: Trounces Alma, 20-0, to Stay Unbeaten". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1938. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hillsdale Is M.I.A.A. Champion by 27-0 Win: Albion College Britons Are No Match for Powerful Undefeated Gridders". The Enquirer and Evening News. November 6, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hillsdale Only State Team To Finish Unbeaten, Untied". The Lansing State Journal. November 13, 1938. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.