1938 San Francisco State Staters football team

The 1938 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1938 college football season. Led by Dan Farmer and Hal Hardin in their fourth and final season as co-head coaches, San Francisco State compiled a record of 2–5 and was outscored by its opponents 79 to 53. The team played home games at Roberts Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940.

1938 San Francisco State Staters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
Home stadiumRoberts Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State     11 1 0
Cal Poly     7 2 0
Santa Clara     6 2 0
Saint Mary's     6 2 0
San Francisco     5 2 1
Humboldt State     4 2 0
Idaho Southern Branch     4 3 0
Portland     5 3 0
Hawaii     4 4 0
Loyola (CA)     4 5 0
San Francisco State     2 5 0
La Verne     1 4 0
Santa Barbara State     2 8 0
Gonzaga     1 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Placer Junior College
L 0–6[1]
October 1at Cal Aggies
L 0–201,000[2]
October 7Sacramento Junior College
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 0–7[3]
October 15at Chico StateL 6–14[4]
October 21Cal Poly
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
L 2–20[5]
October 28San Francisco Junior College
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–07,000[6]
November 4Linfield
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 26–12[7]
November 11at Nevada
Cancelled [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "College". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. September 24, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Cal Aggies Rout S.F. State, 20-0". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 2, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Spartans Win Game 48 To 0; U.S.F. 14-0". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. October 8, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "San Francisco State Loses to Chico 14-6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1938. p. 19. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "San Francisco State in 20-2 Loss to Polytechnic". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 22, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "S.F. State Wins". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 29, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "San Francisco State Whips Linfield 26-12". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 5, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Nevada Cancels Remaining Games". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 2, 1938. p. 34. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.