1938 Washington State Cougars football team

1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1938 Washington State Cougars football
1938 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1938 record	2–8 (1–7 PCC)
Head coach	Babe Hollingbery (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Buck Bailey; Karl Schlademan; John Hurley (freshmen);
Home stadium	Rogers Field
	Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. Thirteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 2–8 record (1–7 in PCC, ninth); they were outscored 159 to 44 and held scoreless four times.^[1]

The Cougars' three home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman, with a road game in nearby Moscow against Palouse rival Idaho, played in the snow.^[2]^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Oregon		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 2–10	6,000
October 1	California		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 3–27	10,000
October 8	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–8	12,000
October 15	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–19	35,000
October 22	at Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 6–7	10,000
October 29	at Gonzaga*		Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	W 15–13	9,000
November 5	UCLA		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 0–21	8,000
November 12	at Idaho		Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (rivalry)	W 12–0	7,000	^[2]^[3]
November 26	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 0–26	20,000
December 3	at Oklahoma*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–28	15,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Stark, C.R., Jr. (November 13, 1938). "Washington State springs grid surprise by defeating Idaho, 12 to 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ ^a ^b "Cougars slip and slide to 12-0 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 9.

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Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t	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
Stanford	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