| 1938 California Golden Bears football | |
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| PCC co-champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 10–1 (6–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Saint Mary's* | W 12–7 | 50,000 | |||
| October 1 | at Washington State | W 27–3 | 10,000 | |||
| October 7 | Cal Aggies* |
| W 48–0 | |||
| October 8 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 39–0 | |||
| October 15 | UCLA |
| W 20–7 | 40,000 | ||
| October 22 | at Washington | No. 3 | W 14–7 | 27,889 | ||
| October 29 | Oregon State | No. 3 |
| W 13–7 | 25,000 | |
| November 5 | at No. 13 USC | No. 3 | L 7–13 | 95,000 | ||
| November 12 | Oregon | No. 14 |
| W 20–0 | ||
| November 19 | Stanford | No. 9 |
| W 6–0 | ||
| December 26 | Georgia Tech* | No. 12 |
| W 13–0 | 40,000 | |
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References
- "1938 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- "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.
- Sullivan, James A. (September 25, 1938). "California beats St. Mary's, 12 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 5, sports.
- '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 190.
- "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 165.
- USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
- "'Vic Bottari greatest back,' says Stub as Bears win". Oakland Tribune. December 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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