1938 Arizona State Bulldogs football team

1938 Arizona State Bulldogs football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–6 (0–4 Border)
Head coach	Dixie Howell (1st season)
Captain	Wes Hasting
Home stadium	Goodwin Stadium
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico A&M +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
New Mexico +	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Arizona	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dixie Howell, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–6 record (0–4 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 89. ^{[1] [2]} Arizona State's team captain was center Wes Hastings. ^[3] The Bulldogs finished 2–2 at home and 1–4 on the road. Earl Pomeroy and Hilman Walker were assistant coaches.^{[ citation needed ]} All home games were played at Goodwin Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	San Jose State *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–18
September 30	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–21
October 8	Cal Poly *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 13–0	[4]
October 15	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 13–19	[5]
October 22	New Mexico A&M	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 12–14
October 29	Santa Barbara State *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 10–0
November 5	at Hardin–Simmons *	Abilene, TX	L 7–12
November 19	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–14
November 24	at Whittier *	Whittier, CA	W 21–0
*Non-conference game

Game summaries

In the season opener, Arizona State Teacher's College lost an 18–7 road game against San Jose State. The Bulldogs were shutout 21–0 in a road loss at New Mexico. Arizona State rebounded with a 13–0 victory over Cal Poly in their home opener. The Bulldogs suffered a 19–13 loss to NAU on the road. Despite a 99-yard touchdown run from Wayne Pitts, Arizona State dropped a 14–12 road game at New Mexico State. The Bulldogs responded with a 10–0 home shutout win against California-Santa Barbara. During their home finale, Arizona State fell, 12–7, to Hardin-Simmons. The Bulldogs dropped a 14–6 contest to Texas-El Paso on the road. Arizona State closed out its season with a 21–0 shutout road victory over Whittier.

Roster

The usual Arizona State lineup included left end Sam Andrews, left tackle Mark Kalastro, left guard Noble Riggs, center Wes Hastings, right guard Albert Sanserino, right tackle Henry Rockwell, right end Glenn Landreth, quarterback Ross Relles, halfbacks Hascall Henshaw and Bill Davis, and fullback Rex Hopper.^{[ citation needed ]}

Wiley Aiker, Ted Anderson, Hilbert Brady, and Frank Consentino were also on roster.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "1938 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
2. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 119. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
3. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 105. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
4. "Tempe Defeats Cal Poly, 13-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 9, 1938. p. 29. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Flagstaff wins in aerial attack". Albuquerque Journal. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.