1938 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nevada 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Chico State 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Cal Aggies 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1938 college football season.

This was the last year Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] They had been a charter member of the conference (founded in 1925). In their 14 years of FWC play, the Bulldogs won or shared the championship four times (1930, 1934, 1935, 1937). Fresno State became a charter member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1939.

The 1938 team was led by third-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 2] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (7–3, 2–1 FWC). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 224–99 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1San Diego Marines[note 3]*
W 34–146,850
October 8California JV*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–75,479[1]
October 15Arkansas State Teachers*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 34–07,954[2]
October 22at Nevada
W 27–06,000[4]
October 29Cal Aggies
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 34–73,209
November 4at Pacific (CA)
L 13–189,000[5]
November 11San Francisco*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–144,936[6]
November 18Hawaii*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 15–134,866[7]
November 24Santa Barbara State*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 28–06,756[8]
December 3Texas Mines*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–265,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
  3. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
  4. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Fresno State Beats Cal Ramblers". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1938. p. 23. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fresno Scores 34-0 Win Over Teachers". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Fresno State Whips Nevada Wolves 27-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 23, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "College of Pacific Upsets Fresno State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1938. p. I-12. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "San Francisco Beats Fresno". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Fresno State Defeats Hawaii Grid Eleven". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 19, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Fresno Ruins Gauchos, 28-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 25, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Fresno State Bows to Texas Miners". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 4, 1938. p. II-18. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.


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