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1938 Sewanee

1–⁠8 (0–⁠6 Southeastern Conference).

Schedule and results

Sewanee in 1938, game by game: lost at Tennessee 3–26; lost at Rhodes 0–47; lost at Florida 6–10; won vs. Hiwassee 44–0; lost at No. 15 Alabama 0–32; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 6–7; lost at Vanderbilt 0–14; lost at Ole Miss 0–39; lost at Tulane 0–38+44−47Lost 3–26 at Tennessee-23TennesseeLost 0–47 at Rhodes-47RhodesLost 6–10 at Florida-4FloridaWon 44–0 vs. Hiwassee+44HiwasseeLost 0–32 at No. 15 Alabama-32No. 15 AlabamaLost 6–7 vs. Tennessee Tech-1Tennessee TechLost 0–14 at Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltLost 0–39 at Ole Miss-39Ole MissLost 0–38 at Tulane-38Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atTennesseeL 3–⁠2617%
Sep 30atRhodesL 0–⁠4758%
Oct 8atFloridaL 6–⁠1028%
Oct 14vsHiwasseeW 44–⁠071%
Oct 22at15AlabamaL 0–⁠3210%
Oct 29vsTennessee TechL 6–⁠780%
Nov 5atVanderbiltL 0–⁠1411%
Nov 12atOle MissL 0–⁠3910%
Nov 19atTulaneL 0–⁠3810%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠6 tied for 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
59–⁠213
Coach
—
Elo
1270 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.2 No. 103 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Southeastern Conference standings

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.