1938 Washington Huskies football team

1938 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Peters
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington 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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1938 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 83 to 68. Frank Peters was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Minnesota*
L 0–1550,000[1]
October 1Idaho
T 12–1220,000[2]
October 8at UCLA
L 0–1340,000[3]
October 15Oregon State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 6–1320,000[4]
October 22No. 3 California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1427,889[5]
November 5at Stanford
W 10–722,000[6]
November 12No. 9 USC
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 7–618,939[7]
November 19at Oregon
L 0–319,000[8]
November 26Washington State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 26–020,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [10]

NFL draft selections

Seven University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1939 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds, with 200 selections.[11]

= Husky Hall of Fame[12]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Charles Newton Back 2 4 Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Johnson Back 10 8 Washington Redskins
Merle Miller Back 11 10 New York Giants
Steve Slivinski Guard 13 8 Washington Redskins
Art Means Guard 14 7 Detroit Lions
Frank Peters End 19 2 Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Sheldrake End 20 1 Pittsburgh Pirates

References

  1. ^ "Alert, powerful Gophers defeat Washington, 15–0". Wisconsin State Journal. September 25, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Idaho Vandals show Husky gridmen surprise; 12–12 tie". The Sunday Olympian. October 2, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Uclans trounce Huskies". The Modesto Bee. October 9, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies fumble five times; Oregon State wins 13 to 6". The Sunday Olympian. 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. ^ "Huskies take Stanford 10 to 7 in comeback". The Minneapolis Journal. November 6, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Troy warhouse on way to glue works". San Francisco Chronicle. 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. ^ "Washington swamps Washington State in steady drives down gridiron". The Spokesman-Review. November 27, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1938 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  11. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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