1938 All-Pacific Coast football team

1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 California + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Idaho 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1938 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1938 included the Associated Press (AP), the International News Service (INS), and the United Press (UP).[1][2]

The USC Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship, compiled a 9–2 record, were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll, and were represented by three players on the first teams selected by AP, INS, or UP. The USC honorees were quarterback Grenny Lansdell (AP, INS, UP), guard Harry Smith (AP, INS, UP), and halfback Bob Hoffman (UP).[1][2]

California finished second in the PCC with a 10–1 record, were ranked #14 in the final AP Poll, and placed four players on the AP, INS or UP first teams. The UCLA honorees were halfback Vic Bottari (AP, INS, UP), fullback Dave Anderson (AP, INS, UP), end Will Dolman (INS), and tackle Dave De Varona (AP, INS, UP).[1][2]

Only one player from a team outside the PCC received first-team honors. Tackle Alvord Wolff of the Santa Clara Broncos won first-team honors from the AP, INS, and UP.[1][2]

All-Pacific Coast selections

Quarterback

  • Grenny Lansdell, USC (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1 [back]; NEA-1)
  • Ted Gebhardt, Oregon (NEA-2)
  • William Paulman, Stanford (NEA-3)

Halfbacks

Fullback

  • Dave Anderson, California (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1 [back]; NEA-1)
  • Merritt, Pomona (NEA-3)

Ends

  • Joe Wendlick, Oregon State (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1; NEA-2)
  • Jay MacDowell, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Willard "Will" Dolman, California (AP-2; INS-1; NEA-3)
  • Tony Knap, Idaho (AP-2; NEA-1)
  • Bill Telesmanic, San Francisco (NEA-1)
  • William Anahu, Santa Clara (NEA-2)
  • Woody Strode, UCLA (NEA-3)

Tackles

  • Dave De Varona, California (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1; NEA-2)
  • Alvord Wolff, Santa Clara (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1; NEA-1)
  • Pete Zagar, Stanford (AP-2; NEA-1)
  • Mladen Zarubica, UCLA (AP-2; NEA-3)
  • Dick Farman, Washington St. (NEA-2)
  • George Cantwell, Saint Mary's (NEA-3)

Guards

  • Harry Smith, USC (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1; NEA-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Art Means, Washington (AP-1)
  • Steve Slivinski, Washington (AP-2; INS-1; NEA-3)
  • Prescott Hutchins, Oregon State (AP-2; UP-1; NEA-1)
  • Russ Clarke, Santa Clara (NEA-2)
  • Jerry Ginney, Santa Clara (NEA-2)
  • Jack Sommers, UCLA (NEA-3)

Centers

  • John Ryland, UCLA (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1; NEA-3)
  • John Schiechl, Santa Clara (NEA-1)
  • Tony Calvelli, Stanford (AP-2)
  • Jerry Dowd, Saint Mary's (NEA-2)
Source:[3]

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

INS = International News Service

UP = United Press[2][4]

NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "California Bears Put Three Gridders On AP's All-Coast Team; Anderson Is Repeater". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 3, 1938. p. 4.
  2. ^ a b c d e "All-Coast of U.P. Selected". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. December 6, 1983. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Power and speed feature Associated Press All-Coast gridiron selection this season". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 2, 1938. p. 14.
  4. ^ 6 Dec 1938, Page 14 - The San Bernardino County Sun at Newspapers.com
  5. ^ "Southern California Places Three Players On Pacific Coast Team". The Pittsburgh Press. November 26, 1938. p. 8.