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Stanford

PAC · 1938 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–6
0.333 Win %
Conference
9th
2–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 0–22
7Week 7 · Oct 11Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC2–8W 8–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–5W 27–16
9Week 9 · Oct 25USCH2HPAC9–2L 2–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1UCLAH2HPAC7–4–1L 0–6
11Week 11 · Nov 8Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC3–5–1L 7–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–3–1L 0–6
13Week 13 · Nov 22California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC10–1L 0–6
14Week 14 · Nov 29Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 23–13

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
4.622
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-17+13
  • Dartmouth +7
  • Oregon +4
  • Washington State +2
  • California -1
  • Santa Clara -2
  • USC -2
  • Oregon State -3
  • UCLA -4
  • Washington -5

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 #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.333 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#88Regular Season Final#88Post-Season W1#88Post-Season W2#88Post-Season W3#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-22
+8
+11
-11
-6
-3
-6
-6
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#181933#61934#41935#951936#461937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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