1938 Pacific Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1938 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacificânow known as the University of the Pacificâin Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 7â3 with a mark of 4â0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team outscored its opponents 203 to 103 for the season.[1] The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.
- Amos Alonzo Stagg (6th season)
| 1938 Pacific Tigers football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 7â3 (4â0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Baxter 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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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 0â7 | 17,000 | [2] | |
| October 8 | at California* | L 0â39 | |||
| October 13 | California JV* |
| W 28â0 | ||
| October 21 | at San Jose State* | L 6â19 | |||
| October 28 | Nevada |
| W 51â0 | 5,000 | |
| November 4 | at Fresno State | W 18â13 | 9,000 | [3][4] | |
| November 12 | at Chicago* |
| W 32â0 | 10,000 | [5] |
| November 18 | Cal Aggies |
| W 34â6 | ||
| November 24 | at Chico State |
| W 20â13 | [6] | |
| December 1 | at San Diego Marines[note 2]* | W 14â6 | |||
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Team players in the NFL
No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1939 NFL draft.[8][9][10]
The following finished their Pacific career in 1938, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Phil Martinovich | Fullback, guard | 1939 Detroit Lions |
Notes
- This stadium was built in 1893 and stayed open until 1957. It is the predecessor to the current Stagg Field, which was first used for football in the 1963 season.
- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
