1938 Georgia Tech
3–4–3 (2–1–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mercer 19–0Oct 1
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Mercer | W 19–0 | 94% |
| Oct 8 | vs Notre Dame | L 6–14 | 49% |
| Oct 15 | at Duke | L 0–6 | 25% |
| Oct 22 | vs Auburn | W 7–6 | 46% |
| Oct 29 | at Vanderbilt | L 7–13 | 34% |
| Nov 5 | vs Kentucky | W 19–18 | 76% |
| Nov 12 | vs 16Alabama | T 14–14 | 37% |
| Nov 19 | vs Florida | T 0–0 | 76% |
| Nov 27 | at Georgia | T 0–0 | 44% |
| Dec 26 | at California | L 0–13 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to California 13–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–3
- Conference
- 2–1–3 5th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 72–84
- Coach
- William Alexander
- Elo
- 1510 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.1 No. 51 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jack Chivington
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-SEC
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
James L. BrooksOGAP-1- Jack ChivingtonCAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Howard EctorRBUP-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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tennessee | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2 |
| Alabama | 4–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 13 |
 Tulane | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | 19 |
 Ole Miss | 3–2 | 9–2 | |
| Georgia Tech | 2–1–3 | 3–4–3 | |
| Vanderbilt | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Auburn | 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Florida | 2–2–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Georgia | 1–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 LSU | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–4 | 4–6 | |
| Kentucky | 0–4 | 2–7 | |
| Sewanee | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.