1938 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1938 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal Schoolânow known as California State University, Fresnoâduring the 1938 college football season.
- James Bradshaw (3rd season)
| 1938 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 7â3 (2â1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Fresno State College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the last year Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] They had been a charter member of the conference (founded in 1925). In their 14 years of FWC play, the Bulldogs won or shared the championship four times (1930, 1934, 1935, 1937). Fresno State became a charter member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1939.
The 1938 team was led by third-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 2] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (7â3, 2â1 FWC). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 224â99 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | San Diego Marines[note 3]* | W 34â14 | 6,850 | ||
| October 8 | California JV* |
| W 27â7 | 5,479 | [1] |
| October 15 | Arkansas State Teachers* |
| W 34â0 | 7,954 | [2] |
| October 22 | at Nevada | W 27â0 | 6,000 | [4] | |
| October 29 | Cal Aggies |
| W 34â7 | 3,209 | |
| November 4 | at Pacific (CA) |
| L 13â18 | 9,000 | [5] |
| November 11 | San Francisco* |
| L 6â14 | 4,936 | [6] |
| November 18 | Hawaii* |
| W 15â13 | 4,866 | [7] |
| November 24 | Santa Barbara State* |
| W 28â0 | 6,756 | [8] |
| December 3 | Texas Mines* |
| L 6â26 | 5,000 | [9] |
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Notes
- The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]
