1938 Cal Aggies football team

1938 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainHoward McSweeney
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Far Western Conference football standings
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 College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 174 to 58 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Whittier*
L 6–27[1][2]
October 1San Francisco State*
W 20–01,000[3]
October 8at California*
L 0–48
October 178:15 p.m.at Sacramento Junior College*
  • Sacramento Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 10–04,737[4][5][6]
October 22at Chico State
T 0–0
October 29at Fresno State
L 7–343,209[7]
November 5Nevada*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
 Cancelled[8]
November 5California JV[note 1]*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 3–13
November 12at Santa Barbara State*
L 6–18
November 18at Pacific (CA)
L 6–34

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Notes

  1. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".

References

  1. ^ Adams, Wilbur (September 24, 1938). "Whittier Poets Have Small Edge Over Aggies Here". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 8. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Maloney, Martin (September 26, 1938). "Poet Ellings Writes 27 To 6 Over Aggies". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "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 icon
  4. ^ Adams, Wilbur (October 13, 1938). "Aggies' Football Coach Sees Tomorrow's Game With Panthers A Tossup". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 24. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Aggies-Panther Contest Is Delayed Until Monday Night". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 14, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Adams, Wilbur (October 18, 1938). "Aggies Score 10 To 0 Football Victory Over Panthers". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 264. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "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 icon
  9. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.