1938 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 1938 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–3–1 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 72 to 51.[1] The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.
| 1938 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1938 record | 5–3–1 (4–3–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Bell Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Coming into the 1938 season, Oregon State College head football coach Lon Stiner was forced with the task of replacing virtually his entire starting backfield, having lost three of the previous year's regulars to graduation.[2] Twenty newcomers were added to the varsity squad for the 1938 campaign, who were brought up to speed over the course of 30 spring practices.[2]
1938 results
Source: "1938 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results," Sportsreference.com.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 24 | Idaho | L 0–13 | ||
| October 1 | at USC | L 0–7 | ||
| October 8 | Portland | W 19–0 | ||
| October 15 | at Washington | W 13–6 | ||
| October 22 | Washington State | Portland, OR | W 7–6 | |
| October 29 | at California | L 7–13 | ||
| November 12 | Stanford | W 6–0 | ||
| November 26 | vs. Oregon | Portland, OR | W 14–0 | |
| December 10 | at UCLA | T 6–6 |
1938 cumulative statistics
Source: Bud Forrester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, pg. 9.
Oregon State Opponents Points scored 72 51 Total yards gained 1,771 2,141 Total plays 423 438 First downs 87 108 Passing 43-106 (40.6%) 47-119 (39.5%) Passing yards 490 (11.4 ave.) 681 (14.5 ave.) Interceptions thrown 15 14 Fumble recoveries 16 30 Penalties 20-140 25-221 Punts-Average 81-35.8 73-36.0
References
- "1938 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- Bud Forester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College Athletic News Bureau, 1939; pg. 3.
Further reading
- Bud Forester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College Athletic News Bureau, 1939.