| 1938 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–4 SEC) |
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| Captain | John S. Hinkebein |
| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Tennessee $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Tulane | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1938 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Albert D. Kirwan, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished in 12th place in the SEC, and were outscored by a total of 160 to 150.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | Maryville (TN)* | W 46–7 | [2] | ||||
| October 1 | Oglethorpe* |
| W 66–0 | 7,000 | [3] | ||
| October 8 | Vanderbilt |
| L 7–14 | 13,500 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | Washington and Lee* |
| L 0–8 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
| October 22 | at Xavier* |
| L 7–26 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | No. 18 Alabama |
| L 6–26 | 15,000 | [7] | ||
| November 5 | at Georgia Tech | L 18–19 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
| November 12 | Clemson* |
| L 0–14 | 6,000 | [9] | ||
| November 24 | at No. 4 Tennessee | L 0–46 | [10] | ||||
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References
- ↑ "1938 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Kentucky humbles Maryville". The Knoxville Journal. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Paducahans play as Wildcats romp over Oglethorpe, 66 to 0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1938. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Kentucky, playing glorious football, loses 14–7 to Vanderbilt". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Washington and Lee upsets Kentucky". The Owensboro Messenger. October 16, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Xavier Plays Spectacular Game To Beat Wildcats, 26–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Stiles, S. V. (October 30, 1938). "Crimson Tide swamps Wildcats, 26 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Tech eases by Kentucky". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Clemson bumps Kentucky". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vol typhoon cuts through hapless Cats". The Lexington Leader. November 25, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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