1938 Worcester Tech Engineers football team

The 1938 Worcester Tech Engineers football team was an American football team that represented the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Ivan Bigler, the Engineers compiled a 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 66 to 29.[1] The 1938 season was the first perfect season in Worcester Tech's football history, others following in 1954 and 1983.

1938 Worcester Tech Engineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
 1937
1939 
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Worcester Tech  600
No. 18 Villanova  801
No. 9 Holy Cross  810
Boston College  612
No. 15 Fordham  612
No. 12 Cornell  511
Army  820
No. 8 Pittsburgh  820
No. 6 Carnegie Tech  720
No. 20 Dartmouth  720
Vermont  421
Brown  530
Bucknell  530
Syracuse  530
CCNY  430
Penn  323
Manhattan  540
Harvard  440
La Salle  440
NYU  440
Boston University  341
Penn State  341
Princeton  341
Hofstra  231
Duquesne  460
Temple  361
Providence  350
Columbia  360
Massachusetts State  360
Colgate  250
Buffalo  260
Yale  260
Tufts  161
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Coast GuardW 9–0[2]
October 8Trinity (CT)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Worcester, MA
W 12–6[3]
October 15at American InternationalSpringfield, MAW 6–2
October 22at Massachusetts StateW 6–0
October 29at Rhode Island StateW 19–14
November 5Rensselaer Tech
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Worcester, MA
W 14–7

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Worcester Tech Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. Jack Cruise (October 3, 1938). "Worcester Tops Coast Guard, 9-0: Ray Forkey Star in Win Over Cadets". The Day. New London, Connecticut. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Trinity Is Battered Into 12-6 Defeat By Strong Worcester Tech Grid Team". The Hartford Courant. October 9, 1938. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.