1938 Portland Pilots football team

The 1938 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its second year under head coach Robert L. Mathews, the team compiled a 5–3 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

1938 Portland Pilots football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Robert L. Mathews (2nd season)
Home stadium	Multnomah Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly			–					7	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	2	–	0
San Francisco			–					5	–	2	–	1
Humboldt State			–					4	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	3	–	0
Portland			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	5	–	0
La Verne			–					1	–	4	–	0
Santa Barbara State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Gonzaga			–					1	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Pacific (OR)	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 26–6		^[1]
September 30	Willamette	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 12–7		^[2]
October 8	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–19		^[3]
October 16	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 7–32	8,000	^[4]
October 22	at BYU	Provo, UT	W 6–3		^[5]
October 29	vs. Montana State	Butte High Stadium Butte, MT	L 12–20		^[6]
November 4	at Saint Martin's	Olympia, WA	W 6–0		^[7]
November 12	Puget Sound	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 38–6		^[8]

References

1. "Late Sports". The Oregon Statesman. September 25, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Portland U. Downs Willamette, 12-7". The Register-Guard. October 1, 1938. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Beavers Drop Pilots 19 to 0". The Oregon Statesman. October 9, 1938. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "St. Mary's beats Portland, 32-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1938. p. 10.
5. "Alert Portland Team Ekes Out 6-3 Victory Over B.Y.U. Cougars". The Sunday Herald. October 23, 1938. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bobcats' Aerial Game Beats Down Portland Pilots". The Montana Standard. October 30, 1938. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pilots Edge Out St. Martins 6-0". The Oregon Statesman. November 5, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Portland Defeats Puget Sound 38-6". The Oregon Statesman. November 13, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.