Gopher Football 1938 Season

1938 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/24/1938 Washington (3-5-1) W 15-0 10/01/1938 Nebraska (3-5-1) W 16-7 10/08/1938 Purdue (5-1-2) W 7-0 10/15/1938 Homecoming Michigan (6-1-1) W 7-6 10/29/1938 @ Northwestern (4-2-2) L 3-6 11/05/1938 Iowa (1-6-1) W 28-0 11/12/1938 @ Notre Dame (8-1) L 0-19 11/19/1938 @ Wisconsin (5-3) W 21-0

1938 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Minnesota 4 1 0 .800 6 2 0 .750 Michigan 3 1 1 .700 6 1 1 .813 Purdue 3 1 1 .700 5 1 2 .750 Northwestern 2 1 2 .600 4 2 2 .625 Wisconsin 3 2 0 .600 5 3 0 .625 Ohio State 3 2 1 .583 4 3 1 .563 Illinois 2 3 0 .400 3 5 0 .375 Iowa 1 3 1 .300 1 6 1 .188 Indiana 1 4 0 .200 1 6 1 .188 Chicago 0 4 0 .000 1 6 1 .188

Season notes:

Coached by Bernie Bierman (7th season).

1938 Poll Results

Associated Press

1. Texas Christian 11-0-0 2. Tennessee 11-0-0 3. Duke 9-1-0 4. Oklahoma 10-1-0 5. Notre Dame 8-1-0 6. Carnegie-Mellon 7-2-0 7. Southern California 9-2-0 8. Pittsburgh 8-2-0 9. Holy Cross 8-1-0 10. Minnesota 6-2-0 11. Texas Tech 10-1-0 12. Cornell 5-1-1 13. Alabama 7-1-1 14. California 10-1-0 15. Fordham 6-1-2 16. Michigan 6-1-1 17. Northwestern 4-2-2 18. Villanova 8-0-1 19. Tulane 7-2-1 20. Dartmouth 7-2-0

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1938 Season Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/02/1939 Southern California 7, Duke 3 Orange Bowl - 01/02/1939 Tennessee 17, Oklahoma 0 Sugar Bowl - 01/02/1939 Texas Christian 15, Carnegie Mellon 7 Cotton Bowl - 01/02/1939 St. Mary's (CA) 20, Texas Tech 13 Sun Bowl - 01/02/1939 Utah 26, New Mexico 0