1938 Kentucky
2–7 (0–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by A.D. Kirwan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oglethorpe 66–0Oct 1
By 66 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsMaryville (TN) | W 46–7 | 87% |
| Oct 1 | vsOglethorpe | W 66–0 | 88% |
| Oct 8 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7–14 | 45% |
| Oct 15 | vsWashington and Lee | L 0–8 | 64% |
| Oct 22 | atXavier | L 7–26 | 65% |
| Oct 29 | vs 18Alabama | L 6–26 | 24% |
| Nov 5 | at Georgia Tech | L 18–19 | 24% |
| Nov 12 | vs Clemson | L 0–14 | 29% |
| Nov 24 | at 4Tennessee | L 0–46 | 9% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 46–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 0–4 tied for 12th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 150–160
- Coach
- A.D. Kirwan
- Elo
- 1352 −108 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.4 No. 88 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John S. Hinkebein
All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Dave ZoellerRBAP-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.