1938 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1938 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)[note 1] during the 1938 college football season.

1938 Pacific Tigers football
Far Western champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1938 record	7–3 (4–0 FWC)
Head coach	Amos Alonzo Stagg (6th season)
Home stadium	Baxter Stadium

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

COP competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The team was led by head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton, California. This was Stagg's 49th year as a head coach and his sixth at College of the Pacific. The Tigers finished with seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–0 FWC). Overall, the Tigers outscored their opponents 203–103 for the season.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	at Loyola (CA)[note 3]*	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	L 0–7
October 8	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	L 0–39
October 13	California JV*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 28–0
October 21	at San Jose State[note 4]*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 6–19
October 28	Nevada	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 51–0	5,000
November 4	at Fresno State[note 5]	Fresno State College Stadium[note 6] Fresno, California	W 18–13	9,000[2][3]
November 12	at Chicago*	Stagg Field Stadium [note 7] Chicago	W 32–0
November 18	Cal Aggies[note 8]	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 34–6
November 24	at Chico State[note 9]	College Field Chico, California	W 20–13[4]
December 1	at San Diego Marines[note 10]*	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego	W 14–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1939 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

The following finished their Pacific career in 1938, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Phil Martinovich	Fullback – Guard	1939 Detroit Lions

Notes

1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
6. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
7. This stadium was built in 1893 and stayed open until 1957. It is the predecessor to the current Stagg Field, which was first used for football in the 1963 season.
8. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
10. 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. Joe Marvin. "Stagg at Pacific: PART II - 1937-1939" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "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.
4. "Pacific Takes Far West Title". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 25, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1938 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
6. "1939 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
7. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
8. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.