1938 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team

The 1938 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team represented Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1938 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Garrett Arbelbide, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference record of 1–2, and finished fifth in the Border.

1938 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	2–6–1 (1–2 Border)
Head coach	Garrett Arbelbide (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skidmore Field

1938 Border Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico A&M +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
New Mexico +	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Arizona	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at BYU*	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–19	3,500
October 1	vs. Nevada*	Las Vegas, NV	T 12–12
October 8	Fort Hays State*	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 19–20
October 15	Arizona State	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 19–13
October 22	New Mexico	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 0–20
October 28	at New Mexico A&M	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–34
November 5	Panhandle A&M*	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 33–7
November 11	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	L 19–23	4,000
November 24	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 12–34
*Non-conference game