1938 Football Team
| Overall Record: 6-1-1 | Conference Record: 3-1-1 |
| Conference Finish: 2nd place tie | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 16 | |
| Coach: Herbert O. "Fritz" Crisler | |
| Captain: Fred Janke | |
| All-Americans: Ralph Heikkinen | |
| All-Conference: Ralph Heikkinen, Forest Evashevski, Tom Harmon | |
| Most Valuable Player: Ralph Heikkinen | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Archie Kodros | |
| Trainer: Ray Roberts | |
| Assistant coaches: Campbell Dickson, Earl Martineau, Clarence Munn, Bennie Oosterbaan, Walter Weber | |
| Manager: Philip Woodworth, Carl Wheeler (ass't), Norman Kewele (ass't), Eugene Klein (ass't), William Delbridge (ass't) | |
| Opponent | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 10/01 | H | W | 14-0 | 73,589 | |
| Chicago | 10/08 | H | W | 45-7 | 22,976 | |
| Minnesota | 10/15 | A | L | 6-7 | 54,212 | |
| Yale | 12/- | 10/22 | A | W | 15-13 | 29,261 |
| Illinois (HC) | 13/- | 10/29 | H | W | 14-0 | 43,006 |
| Pennsylvania | 16/- | 11/05 | H | W | 19-13 | 31,292 |
| Northwestern | 18/- | 11/12 | H | T | 0-0 | 71,010 |
| Ohio State | 17/- | 11/19 | A | W | 18-0 | 64,413 |
| Totals | 131-40 | 389,759 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Vincent Valek (4) Dan Smick (3) John Nicholson | |
| left tackle |
Fred Janke (6) Don Siegel (2) | |
| left guard |
John Brennan (6) Ralph Heikkinen (2) | |
| center |
Archie Kodros (7) Horace Tinker | |
| right guard |
Ralph Heikkinen (6) John Brennan (2) | |
| right tackle |
Don Siegel (4) Roland Savilla (2) William Smith (2) | |
| right end |
John Nicholson (6) Ed Frutig Dan Smick | |
| quarterback |
Forest Evashevski (6) Jack Meyer (2) | |
| fullback |
Edward Philips (6) Howard Mehaffey Wallace Hook | |
| left halfback |
Paul Kromer (4) Norm Purucker (4) | |
| right halfback |
Tom Harmon (7) Fred Trosko |
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1938 Team Photo
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- Back Row
- Milo Sukup, Paul Kromer, Howard Mehaffey, Fred Trosko, Jack Meyer, Ralph Fritz
- Fourth Row
- manager Philip Woodworth, Fred Olds, Horace Tinker, John Nicholson, Vincent Valek, Ed Frutig, Trainer Ray Roberts
- Third Row
- Norm Purucker, Tom Harmon, William Smith, Dan Smick, Elmer Gedeon, Louis Levine, Ed Phillips, Roland Savilla
- Second Row
- Wally Hook, Archie Kodros, Coach Fritz Crisler, captain Fred Janke, Director Fielding Yost, Ralph Heikkinen, John Brennan
- Front Row
- Hercules Renda, Dave Strong