1938 San Francisco State Staters football team

The 1938 San Francisco State Staters football team represented San Francisco State College[note 1] during the 1938 college football season.

1938 San Francisco State Staters football
ConferenceIndependent
1938 record2–5
Head coachDan Farmer & Hal Hardin (4th season)
Home stadiumRoberts Field
1938 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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
Gonzaga   –    1 –7 –0

Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940. The team was led by fourth-year co-head coaches Dan Farmer and Hal Hardin. They played home games at Roberts Field in San Francisco, California. San Francisco State finished with a record of two wins and five losses (2–5). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 53–79.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23Placer Junior College[note 2]*
L 0–6[1]
October 1at Cal Aggies[note 3]*Davis, CaliforniaL 0–20[2]1,000
October 7Sacramento City College[note 4]*
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco
W 0–7[3]
October 15at Chico State[note 5]*
L 6–14[4]
October 21Cal Poly[note 6]*
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco
L 2–20[5]
October 28San Francisco Junior College[note 7]*
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco
W 19–0[6]7,000
November 4Linfield*
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco
W 26–12[7]
November 11at Nevada*
 Cancelled[8]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes
  1. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. Sierra College was known as Placer Junior College from 1936 to 1953.
  3. 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.
  4. Sacramento City College was known as Sacramento Junior College from 1916 to 1936.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  7. City College of San Francisco was known as San Francisco Junior College from 1935 to 1947.
  8. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References
  1. "College". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. September 24, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal Aggies Rout S.F. State, 20-0". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 2, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Spartans Win Game 48 To 0; U.S.F. 14-0". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. October 8, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "San Francisco State Loses to Chico 14-6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1938. p. 19. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "San Francisco State in 20-2 Loss to Polytechnic". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 22, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "S.F. State Wins". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 29, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "San Francisco State Whips Linfield 26-12". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 5, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Nevada Cancels Remaining Games". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 2, 1938. p. 34. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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