1938 San Francisco Dons football team

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1938 San Francisco Dons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Santa Barbara State     2 8 0
Gonzaga     1 7 0

The 1938 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their second season under head coach George Malley, the Dons compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 93 to 26.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18St. Mary's (TX)W 31–0[2]
September 23Hardin–Simmons
W 20–06,500[3]
September 30Montana
  • Seals Stadium
  • San Francisco
T 0–010,000[4]
October 7Santa Barbara State
  • Seals Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 14–0[5]
October 23Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 6–1320,000[6]
November 6 No. 8 Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 0–7[7]
November 12Fresno StateW 14–64,936[8]
November 20at GonzagaW 8–0[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1938 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Bill Tobitt (September 19, 1938). "Dons Win -- But How Long Will They Prosper?". Oakland Tribune. pp. 8, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Dons Smash Cowboys' Streak 20-0: Al Braga Tabs All 3 'Touches'". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1938. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies, Dons Fail To Score". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "St. Mary's gets narrow victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1938. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Broncs Whip Tough Don Eleven, 7-0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1938. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "San Francisco Beats Fresno". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dons Defeat Gonzaga, 8-0". Oakland Tribune. November 21, 1938. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.



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