1938 Arizona State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1938 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dixie Howell, the Bulldogs compiled a 3â6 record (0â4 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 89.[1][2] Arizona State's team captain was center Wes Hastings.[3] The Bulldogs finished 2â2 at home and 1â4 on the road. Earl Pomeroy and Hilman Walker were assistant coaches.[citation needed] All home games were played at Goodwin Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
- Dixie Howell (1st season)
| 1938 Arizona State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 3â6 (0â4 Border) |
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| Captain | Wes Hasting |
| Home stadium | Goodwin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M + | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico + | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona StateâFlagstaff | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at San Jose State* | L 7â18 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| September 30 | at New Mexico | L 0â21 | [5] | ||
| October 8 | Cal Poly* | W 13â0 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | at Arizona StateâFlagstaff |
| L 13â19 | [7] | |
| October 22 | New Mexico A&M |
| L 12â14 | [8] | |
| October 29 | Santa Barbara State* |
| W 10â0 | [9] | |
| November 5 | HardinâSimmons* |
| L 7â12 | [10] | |
| November 19 | at Texas Mines | L 6â14 | 5,000 | [11] | |
| November 26 | at Whittier* |
| W 21â0 | [12] | |
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Game summaries
In the season opener, Arizona State Teacher's College lost an 18â7 road game against San Jose State. The Bulldogs were shutout 21â0 in a road loss at New Mexico. Arizona State rebounded with a 13â0 victory over Cal Poly in their home opener. The Bulldogs suffered a 19â13 loss to NAU on the road. Despite a 99-yard touchdown run from Wayne Pitts, Arizona State dropped a 14â12 road game at New Mexico State. The Bulldogs responded with a 10â0 home shutout win against California-Santa Barbara. During their home finale, Arizona State fell, 12â7, to Hardin-Simmons. The Bulldogs dropped a 14â6 contest to Texas-El Paso on the road. Arizona State closed out its season with a 21â0 shutout road victory over Whittier.
Roster
The usual Arizona State lineup included left end Sam Andrews, left tackle Mark Kalastro, left guard Noble Riggs, center Wes Hastings, right guard Albert Sanserino, right tackle Henry Rockwell, right end Glenn Landreth, quarterback Ross Relles, halfbacks Hascall Henshaw and Bill Davis, and fullback Rex Hopper.[citation needed]
Wiley Aiker, Ted Anderson, Hilbert Brady, and Frank Consentino were also on roster.[citation needed]
