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A Map of College Football, circa 1938
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:54 pm
For a larger picture with more text easily visible, I reluctantly give you a Slate article
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 12:56 pm
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Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:55 pm to HempHead
That's awesome. 
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:57 pm to HempHead
Very nice. SEC was awesome then, too.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:58 pm to HempHead
Nice. Thanks for posting.
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I reluctantly give you a Slate article
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:59 pm to HempHead
Wow. Awesome find! 
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:00 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Mo Jeaux
I'm just surprised it didn't bitch about the lack of integration during Depression era foozbawl.
ETA: Interesting to note that, despite officially being known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute for another 20 years, API is labelled as 'Auburn' on the map.
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:01 pm to HempHead
Cool map
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:01 pm to HempHead
Awww the SWC. Good times
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:07 pm to HempHead
Awesome
Of note; no Florida State or Miami, quite a few of current "basketball schools" are listed (Marquette, Bradley, St. Mary's, Davidson, Butler.. etc.) Interesting to look at the history of those schools Athletic Departments and the decisions they made doing away with football or shifting their attention elsewhere.
Of note; no Florida State or Miami, quite a few of current "basketball schools" are listed (Marquette, Bradley, St. Mary's, Davidson, Butler.. etc.) Interesting to look at the history of those schools Athletic Departments and the decisions they made doing away with football or shifting their attention elsewhere.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:11 pm to goldenbadger08
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Interesting to look at the history of those schools Athletic Departments and the decisions they made doing away with football or shifting their attention elsewhere.
I don't know if any of y'all have ever been to Sewanee, but it's pretty crazy to think that they were in the SEC when my grandfather was a young man. He actually watched them play each other.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:14 pm to HempHead
That is very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Geography has changed quite a bit in the last 80 years apparently. Cities have moved to different states and locations
ETA: Nevermind, it looks like the base of each flag marks a city location. Not the star at the top. I was confused as to why The Citadel was in Florence, SC, Vanderbilt was in Kentucky, Ole Miss was in Arkansas, and Notre Dame was in Michigan.
Geography has changed quite a bit in the last 80 years apparently. Cities have moved to different states and locations
ETA: Nevermind, it looks like the base of each flag marks a city location. Not the star at the top. I was confused as to why The Citadel was in Florence, SC, Vanderbilt was in Kentucky, Ole Miss was in Arkansas, and Notre Dame was in Michigan.
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:21 pm to goldenbadger08
quote:Was just about to point that out.
no Florida State or Miami
FSU was a women's college until 1947, and thus had no football program in '38, so their absence makes perfect sense. But the 'Canes started varsity football as members of the SIAA in 1927, played in the inaugural Orange Bowl against Bucknell in '34, and had already begun their in-state rivalry with UF with a victory the same year this map was published, so it seems odd they would be left out...
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:23 pm to FearlessFreep
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so it seems odd they would be left out
The article says it was part of an advertisement for a men's clothier, so I doubt that they were as diligent as, say, one of the non-existent sports publications.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:29 pm to TheMightyTerrier
One thing that might or might not mean anything. Look at the bottom of the map where it lists every team's mascot. They call Miss State the "Bull Dogs" (two words) while teams like Georgia, Butler, Drake, and The Citadel are listed as "Bulldogs" (one word). Wonder why they did this?
Also notice how Stanford was the "Indians" then.
Oregon was called the "Webfeet".
And Virginia Poly (now Virginia Tech) was called the "Gobblers".
Pretty interesting to see how things have changed.
Also notice how Stanford was the "Indians" then.
Oregon was called the "Webfeet".
And Virginia Poly (now Virginia Tech) was called the "Gobblers".
Pretty interesting to see how things have changed.
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:36 pm to HempHead
There were more schools in Colorado playing football than in Texas.
There were more schools in Utah playing football than in Florida.
There were more schools in Kansas playing football than in Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Kentucky.
Think about that for a second.
There were more schools in Utah playing football than in Florida.
There were more schools in Kansas playing football than in Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Kentucky.
Think about that for a second.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:40 pm to goldenbadger08
Why is Florida on that map? I thought Florida football didn't exist until the late 80s.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:41 pm to HempHead
That's pretty awesome
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:42 pm to HempHead
quote:Auburn has been Auburn, at least colloquially, for most of the school's history.
Interesting to note that, despite officially being known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute for another 20 years, API is labelled as 'Auburn' on the map.
Actually back in the day, it was commonplace to call a school by the city it was in, as opposed to the school name. Hence API was Auburn, U of A was Tuscaloosa, UGA was Athens, etc.
I may be misremembering, but I believe in the Bryant Museum there is an old game ticket or program from a pre 1940s Iron Bowl that lists the game as being between Auburn and Tuscaloosa (and I want to say it was maybe even spelled Tuskaloosa).
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:43 pm to HempHead
Is Auburn the only school that did not use their university name? Auburn sports has always gone by Auburn, but in 1938 the college was API..
Posted on 9/16/15 at 1:45 pm to allin2010
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Is Auburn the only school that did not use their university name?
I can't say with any great authority.
Sewanee is technically 'The University of the South' which is way fricking cooler.
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