1938 San Francisco Dons football team

1938 San Francisco Dons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	George Malley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium

1938 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly			–					7	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	2	–	0
San Francisco			–					5	–	2	–	1
Humboldt State			–					4	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	3	–	0
Portland			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	5	–	0
La Verne			–					1	–	4	–	0
Santa Barbara State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Gonzaga			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1938 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their second season under head coach George Malley, the Dons compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 93 to 26.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	St. Mary's (TX)	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 31–0		[2]
September 23	Hardin–Simmons	Seals Stadium San Francisco	W 20–0	6,500	[3]
September 30	Montana	Seals Stadium San Francisco	T 0–0	10,000	[4]
October 7	Santa Barbara State	Seals Stadium San Francisco	W 14–0		[5]
October 23	Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	L 6–13	20,000	[6]
November 6	No. 8 Santa Clara	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	L 0–7		[7]
November 12	Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 14–6	4,936	[8]
November 20	at Gonzaga	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	W 8–0		[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1938 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
2. Bill Tobitt (September 19, 1938). "Dons Win -- But How Long Will They Prosper?". Oakland Tribune. pp. 8, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "San Francisco Dons Smash Cowboys' Streak 20-0: Al Braga Tabs All 3 'Touches'". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1938. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grizzlies, Dons Fail To Score". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spartans Win Game 48 To 0; U.S.F. 14-0". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. October 8, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "St. Mary's gets narrow victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 24, 1938. p. 10.
7. "Broncs Whip Tough Don Eleven, 7-0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1938. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "San Francisco Beats Fresno". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Dons Defeat Gonzaga, 8-0". Oakland Tribune. November 21, 1938. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.