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1938 Alabama

7–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1938, game by game: won at USC 19–7; won vs. Samford 34–0; won vs. NC State 14–0; lost vs. Tennessee 0–13; won vs. Sewanee 32–0; won at Kentucky 26–6; won vs. Tulane 3–0; tied at Georgia Tech 14–14; won vs. Vanderbilt 7–0+34−13Won 19–7 at USC+12USCWon 34–0 vs. Samford+34SamfordWon 14–0 vs. NC State+14NC StateLost 0–13 vs. Tennessee-13TennesseeWon 32–0 vs. Sewanee+32SewaneeWon 26–6 at Kentucky+20KentuckyWon 3–0 vs. Tulane+3TulaneTied 14–14 at Georgia Tech0Georgia TechWon 7–0 vs. Vanderbilt+7Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atUSCW 19–⁠759%
Oct 1vsSamfordW 34–⁠097%
Oct 8vsNC StateW 14–⁠080%
Oct 15vsTennesseeL 0–⁠1366%
Oct 22vsSewaneeW 32–⁠090%
Oct 29atKentuckyW 26–⁠676%
Nov 5vsTulaneW 3–⁠068%
Nov 12atGeorgia TechT 14–⁠1463%
Nov 24vsVanderbiltW 7–⁠069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 7–⁠0; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 7: 17
  7. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
149–⁠40
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1677 +32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.8 No. 19 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lew Bostick

Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 3Charlie Holm BWashington Redskins

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Cary CoxCUP-2
  • Vic BradfordQBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1938 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee7–⁠011–⁠02
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠113
Tulane4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠119
Ole Miss3–⁠29–⁠2
Georgia Tech2–⁠1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Florida2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Mississippi State1–⁠44–⁠6
Kentucky0–⁠42–⁠7
Sewanee0–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.