1938 Arizona State

3–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Border Conference), coached by Dixie Howell.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1938, game by game: lost vs. San José State 7–18; lost at New Mexico 0–21; won vs. Cal Poly 13–0; lost at Northern Arizona 13–19; lost vs. New Mexico State 12–14; won vs. California–Santa Barbara 10–0; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 7–12; lost at UTEP 6–14; won at Whittier 21–0+21−21Lost 7–18 vs. San José State-11San José StateLost 0–21 at New Mexico-21New MexicoWon 13–0 vs. Cal Poly+13Cal PolyLost 13–19 at Northern Arizona-6Northern ArizonaLost 12–14 vs. New Mexico State-2New Mexico StateWon 10–0 vs. California–Santa Barbara+10California–Sant…Lost 7–12 vs. Hardin Simmons-5Hardin SimmonsLost 6–14 at UTEP-8UTEPWon 21–0 at Whittier+21Whittier
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Whittier 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 6th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
89–⁠98
Coach
Dixie Howell
Elo
1248 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.1 No. 116 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Wes Hasting

1938 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech2–⁠010–⁠111
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
New Mexico4–⁠28–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠26–⁠3
Northern Arizona1–⁠22–⁠6–⁠1
Arizona0–⁠33–⁠6
Arizona State0–⁠43–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.