1938 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Gonzaga Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 1–7
| head_coach = Mike Pecarovich
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Gonzaga Stadium
}}
{{1938 Western college football independents records}}
The 1938 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Mike Pecarovich, the Bulldogs compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored by a total of 105 to 82.{{cite web|title=Gonzaga Yearly Results (1935-1939)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/g/gonzaga/yearly_results.php?year=1935|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425142211/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/g/gonzaga/yearly_results.php?year=1935|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=2015-04-25}}
Schedule
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|September 23||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Puget Sound Loggers|title=Puget Sound}}|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|W 38-0||{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Swamps Puget Sound, 38 to 0, in Opening Game Before Big Crowd: Hold Mastery Except in Air; Visitors Excel in Passing, but Can Not Score -- Players Show Worth|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|author=C.R.S.r.|date=September 24, 1938|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100409309/gonzaga-swamps-puget-sound-38-to-0-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2|at|Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-20|12,000|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ydWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C932484 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=St. Mary's giants crush Gonzaga under their sheer weight and power |date=October 3, 1938 |page=10}}
|October 15|at|Idaho|Neale Stadium|Moscow, ID|L 12-26|6,500|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UM8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6044%2C315286 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |title=Roaring Idaho Vandal team snaps back and trounces Gonzaga, 26 to 12 |date=October 16, 1938 |page=1, sports}}
|October 29||Washington State|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|L 13-15|9,000|{{cite news|title=Washington State Comes From Behind Twice to Defeat Gonzaga in Thrilling Contest: Canadeo Races Length of Field; Covers 103 Yards as 9000 Football Fans See Exciting Game|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|author=Charles R. Stark Jr.|date=October 30, 1938|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100406965/washington-state-comes-from-behind/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4||Montana|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|L 0-9||{{cite news|title=Grizzlies Unleash Victory Punch|newspaper=The Daily Missoulian|date=November 5, 1938|pages=1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100406395/grizzlies-unleash-victory-punch/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|Texas Tech|Tech Field|Lubbock, TX|L 0-7|10,000|{{cite news|title=Third Quarter Rush Brings Tech 7-0 Win Over Gonzaga: Rugged Bulldogs Give Raiders Scare In Bruising Game; Ramsey Sets Up Victory With Aerials |newspaper=Lubbock Morning Avalanche| author=Collier Parris |date=November 12, 1938 |page=6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100407806/third-quarter-rush-brings-tech-7-0-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 20||San Francisco|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|L 0-8||{{cite news|title=Dons Defeat Gonzaga, 8-0|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 21, 1938|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23002274/dons_defeat_gonzaga_80/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 27|at|Loyola|Gilmore Stadium|Los Angeles, CA|L 19-20|7,000|{{cite news|title=Lions Shade Gonzaga|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Charles Curtis|date=November 28, 1938|pages=21–22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22921392/lions_shade_gonzaga/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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