1938 Western Washington Vikings football team
American college football season
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The 1938 Western Washington Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Western Washington State College (later renamed Western Washington University) of Bellingham, Washington, as a member of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) during the 1938 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Charles Lappenbusch, the Vikings compiled a perfect 7â0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 98 to 30.[1][2]
- Charles Lappenbusch (7th season)
| 1938 Western Washington Vikings football | |
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WINCO champion | |
| Conference | Washington Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 7â0 (3â0 WINCO) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Fritz Chorvat |
| Home stadium | Battersby Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Washington | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1938 team was the first to win a conference championship in Western Washington football history.[3] It also remains the only team in Western Washington's 100-plus history to complete a full football season without a loss or tie.[4]
Western Washington challenged San Jose State to a postseason game in California, but the challenge was not accepted.[5]
Western Washington was one of several teams, including Tennessee, TCU, West Tennessee State, Western Reserve, and Maryville, to complete the 1938 season without a loss or tie.[6]
The team played its home games at Battersby Field in Bellingham.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Saint Martin's* |
| W 6â3 | 1,600 | [7] | ||
| October 8 | Oregon Normal* |
| W 13â0 | [8] | |||
| October 15 | Fort Lewis (WA)* |
| W 20â7 | [9] | |||
| October 22 | Washington freshmen* |
| W 6â0 | ||||
| October 29 | at Central Washington | Ellensburg, WA (rivalry) | W 13â6 | [10] | |||
| November 5 | vs. Pacific Lutheran |
| W 33â14 | [11][12] | |||
| November 19 | Eastern Washington |
| W 7â0 | 2,000 | [13] | ||
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Players
The following Western Washington players are confirmed from the coverage cited above.
- Fred Baldwin, center
- Don Bell, end
- Fritz Chorvat, quarterback and captain
- Jim Hall, end
- Jack Janikula
- Howard Jones, right halfback
- Al Munkres, fullback
- Leo Reischman, tackle
- Bob Tisdale, left halfback
- Bill Vanderboom, end
