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1938 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1938 record5–3–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coachLon Stiner (6th season)
Home stadiumBell Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 PCC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 USC § 6 1 0     9 2 0
#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

The 1938 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–3–1 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 72 to 51.[1] The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.

History[]

Coming into the 1938 season, Oregon State College head football coach Lon Stiner was forced with the task of replacing virtually his entire starting backfield, having lost three of the previous year's regulars to graduation.[2] Twenty newcomers were added to the varsity squad for the 1938 campaign, who were brought up to speed over the course of 30 spring practices.[2]

1938 results[]

Source: "1938 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results," Sportsreference.com.

Date Home Team Points Visitor Points
Sept. 24, 1938 OSC Beavers 0 Idaho 13
Oct. 1 USC 7 OSC Beavers 0
Oct. 8 (non-conference) OSC Beavers 19 Portland 0
Oct. 15 Washington 6 OSC Beavers 13
Oct. 22 OSC Beavers 7 Washington State 6
Oct. 29 Cal 13 OSC Beavers 7
Nov. 12 OSC Beavers 6 Stanford 0
Nov. 26 (at Portland) OSC Beavers 14 Oregon 0
Dec. 10 UCLA 6 OSC Beavers 6

1938 cumulative statistics[]

Source: Bud Forrester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, pg. 9.

Oregon State Opponents
Points scored 72 51
Total yards gained 1,771 2,141
Total plays 423 438
First downs 87 108
Passing 43-106 (40.6%) 47-119 (39.5%)
Passing yards 490 (11.4 ave.) 681 (14.5 ave.)
Interceptions thrown 15 14
Fumble recoveries 16 30
Penalties 20-140 25-221
Punts-Average 81-35.8 73-36.0

References[]

  1. "1938 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1938-schedule.html. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bud Forester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College Athletic News Bureau, 1939; pg. 3.

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