1938 San Jose State Spartans football team

1938 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 2 – 0
San Francisco   –   5 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State   –   4 – 2 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 3 – 0
Portland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State   –   2 – 5 – 0
La Verne   –   1 – 4 – 0
Santa Barbara State   –   2 – 8 – 0
Gonzaga   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1938 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College.[note 1] The Spartans were led by seventh-year head coach Dudley DeGroot and played home games at Spartan Stadium. The team played as an Independent and finished with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Arizona State
W 18–7
September 23California JV
W 39–12
September 30Caltech
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 52–0
October 7Humboldt State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 48–07,500[1]
October 14at Pacific (OR)
W 39–0
October 21Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 19–6
October 29at San Diego State
W 14–07,500[2]
November 5at Santa Barbara State
W 20–0
November 11Redlands
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 21–6
November 20at San Diego Marines[note 2]
  • Beeson Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 6–0
November 24Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 34–12[3]
December 3at Hawaii
L 12–1318,000[4]

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Notes

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

  1. ^ "San Jose, Cal". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 8, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Ted Steinmann (October 30, 1938). "San Jose Overpowers Locals in Shrine Encounter, 14-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
  3. ^ "San Jose drubs Flagstaff, 34–12". The Fresno Bee. November 25, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "San Jose suffers first loss, 13–12". The San Francisco Examiner. December 4, 1938. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "San Jose State Game by Game Results (1935-39)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.


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