1938 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONTCU11–0 overall
HEISMANDavey O'BrienTCU · QB/DB
#1 PICKKi AldrichTCU · Chicago Cardinals, 1939 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

2 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 1939Orange BowlTennessee 17, Oklahoma 0
Jan 2, 1939Rose BowlUSC 7, Duke 3

1938 STANDINGS

9 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Oklahoma finished atop the 1938 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma5–010–1TENN 17–0 OU
Iowa State3–1–15–1–1–
Missouri2–35–3–
Nebraska2–33–5–1–
Kansas1–43–5–
Kansas State1–3–13–4–1–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

New Mexico State finished atop the 1938 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–1 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
New Mexico State4–17–2–
New Mexico4–26–3UTAH 26–0 UNM
UTEP3–25–2–
Texas Tech2–06–0–
Arizona State0–42–6–
Arizona0–30–5–

LONE STAR

North Texas finished atop the 1938 Lone Star standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Texas0–00–1

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Utah finished atop the 1938 Mountain State Athletic standings at 4–0–2 in conference play (6–1–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah4–0–26–1–2UTAH 26–0 UNM
Utah State3–33–3–
Colorado3–2–13–2–1–
BYU3–2–13–2–1–
Wyoming1–4–11–4–1–
Colorado State0–4–21–5–1–

PACIFIC COAST

USC finished atop the 1938 Pacific Coast standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC6–19–2USC 7–3 DUKE
California6–18–1–
UCLA4–3–16–4–1–
Oregon State4–3–14–3–1–
Oregon4–44–5–
Washington3–4–13–5–1–
Stanford2–53–5–
Washington State1–71–8–

SEC

Tennessee finished atop the 1938 SEC standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Tennessee7–011–0TENN 17–0 OU
Tulane4–1–17–2–1–
Alabama4–1–17–1–1–
Vanderbilt4–36–3–
Ole Miss3–26–2–
Auburn3–3–14–5–1–
LSU2–45–4–
Florida2–2–13–6–1–
Georgia Tech2–1–33–4–3–
Georgia1–2–15–4–1–
Mississippi State1–44–5–
Kentucky0–41–6–

SOUTHERN

Duke finished atop the 1938 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Duke5–09–1USC 7–3 DUKE
North Carolina4–15–2–1–
Clemson3–0–16–1–1–
Wake Forest3–4–14–4–1–
NC State3–3–13–5–1–
Virginia Tech2–3–23–5–2–
South Carolina2–23–4–1–
Maryland1–21–7–

SOUTHWEST

TCU finished atop the 1938 Southwest standings at 6–0 in conference play (9–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU6–09–0TCU 15–7 TBD
SMU4–26–3–
Baylor3–2–15–2–1–
Rice3–34–6–
Texas A&M2–3–14–3–1–
Arkansas1–52–6–1–
Texas1–51–8–

WESTERN

Minnesota finished atop the 1938 Western standings at 4–1 in conference play (6–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Minnesota4–16–2–
Michigan3–1–16–1–1–
Wisconsin3–24–3–
Purdue3–1–14–1–2–
Ohio State3–2–13–3–1–
Northwestern2–1–24–2–2–
Illinois2–32–5–
Indiana1–41–6–1–
Iowa1–3–11–6–1–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1938 independents at 8–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame8–1–
Pittsburgh8–2–
Army6–2–
Navy4–3–2–
Miami4–1–
Virginia4–4–1–
Syracuse4–3–
Michigan State4–2–
Temple3–6–1–
Penn State3–4–1–
Tulsa3–4–1–
West Virginia2–3–1–
San José State2–0–
Boston College2–1–2–
Rutgers2–0–
Oklahoma State1–6–
Ohio1–0–
Southern Miss0–1–
Western Kentucky0–1–
Louisiana Tech0–2–
Hawai'i0–2–
North Dakota State0–1–
Fresno State0–1–
Marshall0–1–
Nevada0–0–1–
Akron0–1–
Louisiana0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

2 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 1939Postseason gameTCU 15, TBD 7
Jan 2, 1939Postseason gameUtah 26, New Mexico 0