1938 Langston Lions football team

1938 Langston Lions football
SWAC co-champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–1–3 (3–0–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Caesar Felton Gayles (9th season)
Home stadium	Anderson Field

1938 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southern +	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Langston +	3	–	0	–	3			4	–	1	–	3
Prairie View	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	3
Texas College	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Wiley	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Bishop	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1938 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–1–3, with a conference record of 3–0–3, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	Morehouse*	Anderson Field Langston, OK	W 18–0	3,000	[1]
October 15	Southern	Anderson Field Langston, OK	T 6–6		[2]
October 22	vs. Bishop	Page Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 20–0		[3]
October 29	Texas College	Anderson Field Langston, OK	W 17–0		[4]
November 12	at Wiley	Recreational Center Marshall, TX	W 5–0		[5]
November 19	Prairie View	Anderson Field Langston, OK	T 0–0	7,500	[6]
November 24	at Xavier (LA)*	Xavier Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–7		[7]
December 3	at Arkansas AM&N	Athletic Field Pine Bluff, AR	T 0–0		[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "L.U. wallops Morehouse". The Black Dispatch. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Langston holds Southern, 6–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 22, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Langston trounces Bishop". The Call. October 28, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tyler negro eleven bows to Langston". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wiley beaten by Langston, 5 to 0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lions–Panthers in scoreless tie". The Black Dispatch. November 26, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Highly touted Langston Lions bow to Xavier". The Call. December 2, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Langston U. held scoreless by Arkansas". The Call. December 9, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.