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. 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.
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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.)