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Santa Clara

FBSI · 1938 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–2
0.750 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
18
1932–1952
All-Time Record
98–54–11
0.635 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 8
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Santa Clara head-to-head · History & Eras

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–6W 22–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC4–4–1W 7–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR3–6W 27–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC2–7–1W 21–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 7–6
11Week 11 · Nov 8SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI5–2–1W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 0–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 6–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.116
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-6+23
  • Michigan State +6
  • SAN Francisco +5
  • Texas A&M +4
  • Stanford +3
  • Arizona +3
  • Arkansas +2
  • ST. Mary's -2
  • Detroit Mercy -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.750 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W1#30Post-Season W2#30Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+7
+27
+15
+1
+7
-7
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#541933#361934#891935#61936#71937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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