1938 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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 first season under head coach Albert D. Kirwan, 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.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1938 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1938 record2–7 (0–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 7 0 011 0 0
No. 13 Alabama 4 1 17 1 1
No. 19 Tulane 4 1 17 2 1
Ole Miss 3 2 09 2 0
Georgia Tech 2 1 33 4 3
Vanderbilt 4 3 06 3 0
Florida 2 2 14 6 1
Auburn 3 3 14 5 1
Georgia 1 2 15 4 1
LSU 2 4 06 4 0
Mississippi State 1 4 04 6 0
Kentucky 0 4 02 7 0
Sewanee 0 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Maryville*W 46–7
October 1Oglethorpe*
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 66–0[2]
October 8Vanderbilt
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–14
October 15Washington and Lee*
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–8
October 22at Xavier*
L 7–26[3]
October 29 No. 18 Alabama
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–26[4]
November 5at Georgia TechL 18–19
November 12Clemson*
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–14
November 24at No. 4 TennesseeL 0–46[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1938 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. "Paducahans play as Wildcats romp over Oglethorpe, 66 to 0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1938. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Xavier Plays Spectacular Game To Beat Wildcats, 26–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1938. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 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.
  5. "Vol typhoon cuts through hapless Cats". The Lexington Leader. November 25, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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