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1938 Stanford Indians football team

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1938 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
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 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Claude E. Thornhill, the Indians compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the PCC. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Santa Clara*L 0–2250,000[1]
October 8Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 8–012,000
October 15Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 27–16
October 22USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 2–1335,000
October 29at UCLAL 0–637,000
November 5Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–1019,778
November 12at Oregon StateL 0–6
November 19at No. 9 CaliforniaL 0–6
November 26No. 13 Dartmouth*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 23–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Pete Zagar Tackle 8 70 New York Giants
Tony Calvelli Center 11 97 Detroit Lions
Bill Paulman Back 19 180 New York Giants

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References

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  1. ^ Harry Borba (October 2, 1938). "Broncs Triumph, 22-0: Santa Clarans Pour Through Stanford Line; Register Third Straight Win Over Cards". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1939 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2014.