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1938 Arizona Wildcats football team 
Summary
The 1938 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Orian Landreth, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6 record (0–3 against Border opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 146 to 75. The team captain was George Ahee.[1][2] The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
| 1938 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (0–3 Border) |
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| Captain | George Ahee |
| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 1 | at SMU* | L 7–29 | |||||
| October 8 | New Mexico A&M |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| October 15 | vs. Santa Clara* |
| L 0–27 | 13,000 | [3] | ||
| October 22 | at Loyola (CA)* | W 14–12 | 16,000 | [4] | |||
| October 29 | New Mexico |
| L 7–20 | ||||
| November 5 | at Centenary* | W 7–6 | 6,500 | [5] | |||
| November 12 | Texas Mines |
| L 14–26 | ||||
| November 19 | Marquette* |
| W 20–12 | 10,000 | [6] | ||
| November 26 | Montana* |
| L 0–7 | ||||
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References edit
- ^ "1938 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Santa Clara Humbles Arizona". The Arizona Republic. October 16, 1938. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Curtis (October 22, 1938). "Arizona Wildcats Upset Loyola Gridders, 14 to 12". Los Angeles Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona stuns Centenary, 7–6". Arizona Republic. November 6, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vic Thornton (November 20, 1938). "Wildcats Pound Out 20-12 Victory: Hoss Nielsen's Dynamite Puts Marquette Out; Vaunted Team Hammered Into Submission on Local Field". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.