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
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1938 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Arizona StateW 18–7
September 23California JVW 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 StateW 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 HawaiiL 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.
  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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