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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: James M. Jimmy Phelan
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 James M. Jimmy Phelan enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Minnesota  0   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Idaho  12   12   T       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ UCLA  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Oregon State  6   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. California  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Stanford  10   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Southern California  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Oregon  0   3   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Washington State  26   0   W       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored68
  Scoring Average7.6
  Points Allowed83
  Defense Average9.2
  Opponents Record46-31
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record1-3
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-121944 6-110737  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Southern California 9-217265Won  7-36-113136  Howard H. Jones
Oregon State 5-3-17251 4-2-15338  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 7-4-1217106 3-3-17282  William H. Bill Spaulding
Oregon 4-569138 3-450106  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington 3-5-16883 3-45656  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Stanford 3-66792 2-54457  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington State 2-844159 0-717118  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.