1938 Georgia
5–4–1 (1–2–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Joel Hunt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Furman 38–7Oct 9
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs The Citadel | W 20–12 | 73% |
| Oct 1 | at South Carolina | W 7–6 | 56% |
| Oct 9 | vs Furman | W 38–7 | 83% |
| Oct 17 | vs Mercer | W 28–19 | 94% |
| Oct 26 | at 14Holy Cross | L 6–29 | 37% |
| Nov 5 | vs Florida | W 19–6 | 71% |
| Nov 12 | at Tulane | L 6–28 | 38% |
| Nov 19 | vs Auburn | L 14–23 | 40% |
| Nov 27 | vs Georgia Tech | T 0–0 | 56% |
| Dec 2 | at Miami | L 7–13 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Miami 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 1–2–1 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 145–143
- Coach
- Joel Hunt
- Elo
- 1478 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 1.4 No. 63 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 7 | Quinton Lumpkin C | Washington Redskins |
All-SEC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Quinton LumpkinCAP-1
Second team
- FordhamFBUP-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| 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.