1938 Stanford Indians football team

The 1938 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1938 college football season. The team was coached by Tiny Thornhill in his sixth season at Stanford and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]

1938 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1938 record	3–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach	Tiny Thornhill (6th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–22
October 8	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 8–0
October 15	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–16
October 22	USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 2–13
October 29	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–6
November 5	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–10
November 12	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–6
November 19	at No. 9 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (44th Big Game)	L 0–6
November 26	No. 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

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

1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1938–1942". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-10-03. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
2. "1939 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 3, 2014.