1938 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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The 1938 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1938 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7â1â2 with a mark of 4â0â2 in conference play, won the MSC championship, defeated New Mexico in the 1939 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 187 to 36.[1][2]
- Ike Armstrong (14th season)
| 1938 Utah Utes football | |
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MSC champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 26â0 vs. New Mexico | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 7â1â2 (4â0â2 MSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 2 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | â | 4 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 0 | â | 4 | â | 2 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tackle Barney McGarry was the team captain.[3] McGarry was also selected by the Central Press as a first-team player on the 1938 All-America team.[4] Four players won all-conference honors: McGarry; end Bruce Balkan; center Ernest Baldwin; and halfback Paul Snow.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | Montana State* | W 34â0 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | BYU |
| T 7â7 | [7] | |
| October 22 | at Utah State | W 33â0 | 9,500 | [8] | |
| October 29 | Denver |
| W 21â0 | [9] | |
| November 5 | at Colorado | T 0â0 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | Colorado A&M |
| W 13â0 | [11] | |
| November 19 | at Wyoming | W 39â0 | 3,500 | [12] | |
| November 24 | Idaho* |
| L 0â16 | 15,000 | [13][14][15] |
| December 17 | at Hawaii* | W 14â13 | 17,500 | [16] | |
| January 2 | vs. New Mexico* | W 26â0 | 13,000 | [17][18] | |
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NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the 1939 NFL draft.[19]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| Barnie McGarry | Guard | 6 | 43 | Cleveland Rams |