1938 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

1938 San Jose State Spartans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 11–1
Head coach|

* Dudley DeGroot (7th season)

Home stadium| Spartan Stadium

Seasons

<- 1937

1939 ->

1938 Western college football independents records

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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 Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College.[note 1] The Spartans were led by seventh-year head coach Dudley DeGroot and played home games at Spartan Stadium. The team played as an Independent and finished with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1).

## Schedule

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September 19| at Arizona State|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 18–7| |
September 23| California JV|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 39–12| |
September 30| Caltech|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 52–0| |
October 7| Humboldt State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 48–0| 7,500| [1]
October 14| at Pacific (OR)|

* Hanson Stadium
* Forest Grove, OR

| W 39–0| |
October 21| Pacific (CA)|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 19–6| |
October 29| at San Diego State|

* Aztec Bowl
* San Diego, CA

| W 14–0| 7,500| [2]
November 5| at Santa Barbara State|

* La Playa Stadium
* Santa Barbara, CA

| W 20–0| |
November 11| Redlands|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 21–6| |
November 20| at San Diego Marines[note 2]|

* Beeson Field
* San Diego, CA

| W 6–0| |
November 24| Arizona State–Flagstaff|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 34–12| | [3]
December 3| at Hawaii|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (rivalry)

| L 12–13| 18,000| [4]

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## Notes

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1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. ^ 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

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1. ^ "San Jose, Cal". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 8, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 11, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Ted Steinmann (October 30, 1938). "San Jose Overpowers Locals in Shrine Encounter, 14-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
3. ^ "San Jose drubs Flagstaff, 34–12". The Fresno Bee. November 25, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "San Jose suffers first loss, 13–12". The San Francisco Examiner. December 4, 1938. Retrieved April 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "San Jose State Game by Game Results (1935-39)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

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San Jose State Spartans football

Venues|

* CEFCU Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Fresno State: Battle for the Valley
* Hawaii: Dick Tomey Legacy Game
* Pacific: Battle for the Victor's Bell
* Stanford: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Media|

* Radio:
* KDOW
* KSJS
* KTRB

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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