1938 Oregon Webfoots football team

1938 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah 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 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Webfoots compiled a 4–5 record (4–4 in PCC, fifth), and were outscored 138 to 69.

Home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Washington StateW 10–26,000[1]
October 1UCLAW 14–127,500[2]
October 15at StanfordL 16–27[3]
October 22at No. 11 Fordham*L 0–2626,866[4]
October 29No. 19 USCL 7–3118,000[5]
November 5Idaho
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 19–68,000[6]
November 12at No. 14 CaliforniaL 0–2035,000[7]
November 19Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR (rivalry)
W 3–019,000[8]
November 26vs. Oregon State
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR (rivalry)
L 0–1425,000[9]

References

  1. ^ "Oregon flashes strong attack in 10-to-2 win". The Bellingham Herald. September 25, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Webfeet nose out Bruins, 14 to 12". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 2, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stanford upsets Oregon". The Modesto Bee. October 16, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tex Oliver's Oregon outfit whipped, 26–0". The Arizona Republic. October 23, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans sniff Rose Bowl after 31–7 Oregon rout". The San Diego Sun. October 30, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon defeats Idaho in game of long runs". The Spokesman-Review. November 6, 1938. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Cal wins, back in race as Troy loses". The San Francisco Examiner. November 13, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon gridmen overturn Washington by margin of 3 to 0". The Sunday Oregonian. November 20, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oregon State beats rival". The Billings Gazette. November 27, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1938 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "1938 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.