1938 Stanford Indians football team

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
	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 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tiny Thornhill, the Indians compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the PCC. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–22	50,000	^[1]
October 8	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 8–0	12,000
October 15	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 27–16
October 22	USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 2–13	35,000
October 29	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–6	37,000
November 5	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–10	19,778
November 12	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–6
November 19	at No. 9 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 0–6
November 26	No. 13 Dartmouth*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 23–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Harry Borba (October 2, 1938). "Broncs Triumph, 22-0: Santa Clarans Pour Through Stanford Line; Register Third Straight Win Over Cards". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1939 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

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