1938 California Golden Bears football team

1938 California Golden Bears football
PCC co-champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record10–1 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 California + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Idaho 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stanford 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Stub Allison, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for the PCC championship, was ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 219 to 44.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Saint Mary's*
W 12–750,000[1]
October 1at Washington State
W 27–310,000[2]
October 8Cal Aggies*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–025,000[3]
October 8Pacific (CA)*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 39–025,000[3]
October 15UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
W 20–740,000[4]
October 22at WashingtonNo. 3
W 14–727,889[5]
October 29Oregon StateNo. 3
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–725,000[6]
November 5at No. 13 USCNo. 3
L 7–1395,000[7]
November 12OregonNo. 14
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 20–035,000[8]
November 19StanfordNo. 9
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 6–081,000[9]
December 26Georgia Tech*No. 12
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 13–040,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, James A. (September 25, 1938). "California beats St. Mary's, 12 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 5, sports.
  2. ^ "California smashes Cougars 27 to 3". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 2, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Pacific and Aggies bite that dust". San Francisco Chronicle. October 9, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "California rips Bruins by 20 to 7". The Modesto Bee. October 16, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington loses to Cal Bears 14–7". Salinas Morning Post. October 23, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cal squeezes out 13–7 win over Beavers". Oakland Tribune. October 30, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears completely outplayed, 13 to 7". The Sacramento Union. November 6, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cal wins, back in race as Troy loses". The San Francisco Examiner. November 13, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears' pass defeats Stanford, 6–0". The Press Democrat. November 20, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Vic Bottari greatest back,' says Stub as Bears win". Oakland Tribune. December 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1938 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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