1938 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1938 Oregon State Beavers football Stiner-Lon-1940.jpg 200px Pacific Coast Conference PCC 5–3–1 4–3–1 Lon Stiner 6th a Bell Field The 1938 Oregon State Beavers football team season represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–3–1 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 72 to 51.1938 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 7, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1938-schedule.html The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland. Coming into the 1938 season, Oregon State College head football coach Lon Stiner was forced with the task of replacing virtually his entire starting backfield, having lost three of the previous year's regulars to graduation.Bud Forester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College Athletic News Bureau, 1939; pg. 3. Twenty newcomers were added to the varsity squad for the 1938 campaign, who were brought up to speed over the course of 30 spring practices. The 1938 OSC squad finished the season with a ranking of #33 nationally.William F. Boand (ed.), "Official 1939 Schedules," Illustrated Football Annual, 1939. New York: Fiction House, 1939; p. 91. Schedule y y September 24 Idaho Bell Field Corvallis, OR L 0–13 4,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oatWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6584%2C6384262 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Idaho dumps Staters September 25, 1938 11 April 29, 2021 Google News Archive October 1 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 0–7 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-trojans-salvage-70-win-o/188788648/ Press-Telegram Trojans salvage 7–0 win over Beavers October 2, 1938 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 8 Portland<ncg> Bell Field Corvallis, OR W 19–0 Beavers drop Pilots 19 to 0 The Oregon Statesman October 9, 1938 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35152071/beavers_drop_pilots_19_to_0/ April 29, 2021 Newspapers.com October 15 at Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA W 13–6 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-huskies-fumble-five-times/188792604/ The Sunday Olympian Huskies fumble five times; Oregon State wins 13 to 6 October 16, 1938 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 22 Washington State Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR W 7–6 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-beavers-come-from/188792771/ The Bellingham Herald Beavers come from behind to win, 7–6 October 23, 1938 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 29 at California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 7–13 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-cal-squeezes-out-137-wi/188790806/ Oakland Tribune Cal squeezes out 13–7 win over Beavers October 30, 1938 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 12 Stanford Bell Field Corvallis, OR W 6–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-beavers-whip-stanford/188792914/ The Oregon Statesman Beavers whip Stanford November 13, 1938 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 26 vs Oregon (rivalry) Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR W 14–0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-oregon-state-beats/188793040/ The Billings Gazette Oregon State beats rival November 27, 1938 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com December 10 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA T 6–6 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-ucla-and-beavers-play-t/188792294/ The Tacoma Sunday Ledger UCLA and Beavers play tie December 11, 1938 January 12, 2026 Newspapers.com 1938 cumulative statistics Source: Bud Forrester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, pg. 9. Oregon State Opponents Points scored 72 51 Total yards gained 1,771 2,141 Total plays 423 438 First downs 87 108 Passing 43-106 (40.6%) 47-119 (39.5%) Passing yards 490 (11.4 ave.) 681 (14.5 ave.) Interceptions thrown 15 14 Fumble recoveries 16 30 Penalties 20–140 25-221 Punts-Average 81–35.8 73–36.0 References Further reading Bud Forester (ed.), 1939 Oregon State Football Information, Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College Athletic News Bureau, 1939. Cougars Tangle with Beavers: Multnomah Field, Oct. 22, 1938. Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, 2013. (Video.) Oregon State Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon State Beavers football