1938 Santa Clara
6–2, coached by Buck Shaw. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arizona 27–0Oct 15
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Stanford | W 22–0 | 57% |
| Oct 8 | at Texas A&M | W 7–0 | 52% |
| Oct 15 | at Arizona | W 27–0 | 65% |
| Oct 22 | vs Arkansas | W 21–6 | 72% |
| Oct 29 | at Michigan State | W 7–6 | 57% |
| Nov 6 | atSan Francisco | W 7–0 | 78% |
| Nov 12 | atSaint Mary’s (CA) | L 0–7 | 66% |
| Nov 27 | vsDetroit Mercy | L 6–7 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 6
- Wk 2: 5
- Wk 3: 8
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 11
- Wk 6: 19
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 5
- Points
- 97–26
- Coach
- Buck Shaw
- Elo
- 1698 +57 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.1 No. 18 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 3 | Alvord Wolff OT | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 6 | Jerry Ginney OG | New York Giants |
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
- Alvord WolffOTAP-1; INS-1; UP-1; NEA-1
- John SchiechlCNEA-1
Second team
- William AnahuENEA-2
- Russ ClarkeOGNEA-2
- Jerry GinneyOGNEA-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).