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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-

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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
Record	3-5 -1
Points Scored	68
Scoring Average	7.6
Points Allowed	83
Defense Average	9.2
Opponents Record	46-31
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	1-3

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	10-1	219	44		6-1	107	37	Leonard B. Stub Allison
Southern California	9-2	172	65	Won 7-3	6-1	131	36	Howard H. Jones
Oregon State	5-3-1	72	51		4-2-1	53	38	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA	7-4-1	217	106		3-3-1	72	82	William H. Bill Spaulding
Oregon	4-5	69	138		3-4	50	106	Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington	3-5-1	68	83		3-4	56	56	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Stanford	3-6	67	92		2-5	44	57	Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington State	2-8	44	159		0-7	17	118	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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).