1938 Stanford Indians football team

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
Seasons

1938 PCC football standings
	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 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	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	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 #9 California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (44th Big Game)	L 0–6
November 26*	#13 Dartmouth		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 23–13
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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