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1938 All-Southwest Conference Football Team
The 1938 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1938 college football season. The selectors for the 1938 season included the Associated Press (AP). All Southwest selections Backs * Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (AP-1 B (College Football Hall of Fame) * Billy Patterson, Baylor (AP-1 B * Dick Todd, Texas A&M (AP-1 B * John Sparks, Texas Christian (AP-1 B Ends * Sam Boyd, Baylor (AP-1) * William Dewell, Southern Methodist (AP-1) Tackles * I. B. Hale, Texas Christian (AP-1) * Joe Boyd, Texas A&M (AP-1) Guards * Forrest Kline, Texas Christian (AP-1) * Jack Rhodes, Texas (AP-1) Centers * Ki Aldrich, Texas Christian (AP-1) Key AP = Associated Press See also * 1938 College Football All-America Team The 1938 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American football evolved in the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
