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1938 Auburn

4–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jack Meagher.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1938, game by game: won vs. Birmingham-Southern 14–0; tied at Tulane 0–0; lost at Tennessee 0–7; won vs. Mississippi State 20–6; lost at Georgia Tech 6–7; lost at Rice 0–14; lost at Villanova 12–25; won vs. LSU 28–6; won vs. Georgia 23–14; lost at Florida 7–9+22−14Won 14–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+14Birmingham-Sout…Tied 0–0 at Tulane0TulaneLost 0–7 at Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 20–6 vs. Mississippi State+14Mississippi Sta…Lost 6–7 at Georgia Tech-1Georgia TechLost 0–14 at Rice-14RiceLost 12–25 at Villanova-13VillanovaWon 28–6 vs. LSU+22LSUWon 23–14 vs. Georgia+9GeorgiaLost 7–9 at Florida-2Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsBirmingham-SouthernW 14–⁠093%
Oct 1atTulaneT 0–⁠055%
Oct 8atTennesseeL 0–⁠743%
Oct 14vsMississippi StateW 20–⁠666%
Oct 22atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠754%
Oct 29atRiceL 0–⁠1449%
Nov 5atVillanovaL 12–⁠2533%
Nov 12vsLSUW 28–⁠644%
Nov 19vsGeorgiaW 23–⁠1460%
Nov 26atFloridaL 7–⁠972%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 9–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

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
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠88
Coach
Jack Meagher
Elo
1591 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.5 No. 39 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bo RussellOTAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Milton HowellOGAP-2
  • Spec KellyRBAP-2; UP-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.