1938 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1938 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–7 (0–4 SEC)
Head coach	A. D. Kirwan (1st season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium

1938 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the Wildcats compiled a 2–7 record (0–4 against SEC opponents), finished in 12th place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 160 to 150. The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	Maryville*		W 46–7
October 1	Oglethorpe*		W 66–0
October 8	Vanderbilt		L 7–14
October 15	Washington & Lee*		L 0–8
October 22	at Xavier*		L 7–26
October 29	No. 18 Alabama		L 6–26
November 5	at Georgia Tech		L 18–19
November 12	Clemson*		L 0–14
November 24	at No. 4 Tennessee		L 0–46
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game