1938 San Jose State Spartans football team

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).

1938 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
1938 record	11–1
Head coach	Dudley DeGroot (7th season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 11,000)

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Arizona State[note 2]	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 18–7
September 23	California JV	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 39–12
September 30	Caltech	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 52–0
October 7	Humboldt State[note 3]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 48–0	7,500[1]
October 14	at Pacific (OR)	Hanson Stadium Forest Grove, OR	W 39–0
October 21	Pacific[note 4]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 19–6
October 29	at San Diego State[note 5]	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 14–0	7,500[2]
November 5	at Santa Barbara State[note 6]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 20–0
November 11	Redlands	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 21–6
November 20	at San Diego Marines[note 7]	Beeson Field San Diego, CA	W 6–0
November 27	Arizona State Teachers[note 8]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 34–12
December 3	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 6–7	18,000[3]

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Notes

1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
3. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
5. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
7. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
8. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff from 1929 to 1944.

References

1. "San Jose, Cal". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 8, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
4. "San Jose State Game by Game Results (1935-39)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 29 September 2017.