The 1938 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach Joel Hunt, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 1–2–1, and finished 9th in the SEC.[1]
| 1938 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (1–2–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | The Citadel* | W 20–12 | 7,000 | [2] | ||
| October 1 | at South Carolina* | W 7–6 | 13,000 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | Furman* |
| W 38–7 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | Mercer* |
| W 28–19 | [5] | ||
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Holy Cross* | L 6–29 | 24,000–25,000 | [6][7][8][9] | |
| November 5 | vs. Florida | W 19–6 | 17,000 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | at Tulane | L 6–28 | [11] | |||
| November 19 | vs. Auburn | L 14–23 | 12,000 | [12] | ||
| November 26 | Georgia Tech |
| T 0–0 | 28,000 | [13] | |
| December 2 | at Miami (FL)* | L 7–13 | 23,367 | [14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1938 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Citadel gives Georgia scare". The Huntsville Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia noses out S.C., 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moms, Mathews, Hise run wild". The Macon Telegraph. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia vanquishes fighting Mercer team, 28–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Bows to Holy Cross". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Bulldogs Swamped By Crusader Eleven (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Routed By Crusaders (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Jack Troy's Running Story of Holy Cross-Georgia Game at Worcester". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Georgia skins Gators, 19 to 6". The Miami Herald. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane ends Georgia jinx with 28–6 win". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kelly, Dean stand out as Auburn wins, 23–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumpkin and Smith star in Tech–Georgia scoreless tie". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami defeats Georgia, 13–7". Winston-Salem Journal. December 3, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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