1938 Cal Aggies football team

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1938 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1938 record2–6–1 (0–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainHoward McSweeney
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nevada 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Chico State 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Cal Aggies 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1938 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Vern Hickey. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of two wins six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 0–2–1 FWC). The Aggies were outscored by their opponents 58–174 for the 1938 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Whittier*Sacramento, CAL 6–27
October 1San Francisco State[note 3]*
W 20–01,000[1]
October 8at California*
L 0–48
October 14at Sacramento City College*Sacramento, CAW 10–0
October 22at Chico State[note 4]
T 0–0
October 29at Fresno State[note 5]
L 7–343,209[2]
November 5Nevada*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
 Cancelled[3]
November 5California JV[note 7]*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 3–13
November 12at Santa Barbara State[note 8]*
L 6–18
November 18at Pacific (CA)[note 9]
L 6–34
  • *Non-conference game

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NFL Draft[]

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1939 NFL Draft.[6][7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  6. ^ Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
  7. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  8. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
  9. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References[]

  1. ^ "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.open access
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Nevada Cancels Remaining Games". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 2, 1938. p. 34. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "1939 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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