1938 Florida Gators football team

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The 1938 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1938 college football season. The season was Josh Cody's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included a 21–7 homecoming win over the Maryland Terrapins and a hard-fought 9–7 conference victory over the Auburn Tigers in Jacksonville, Florida, and the first-time meeting with the future in-state rival Miami Hurricanes. The season also included a 16–14 upset loss to Stetson in Gainesville. Cody's 1938 Florida Gators finished 4–6–1 overall and 2–2–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings—Cody's best finish in the SEC.[1]

Record4–6–1 (2–2–1 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainFrank Koscis
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1938 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Koscis
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee $7–0–011–0–0
No. 13 Alabama4–1–17–1–1
No. 19 Tulane4–1–17–2–1
Ole Miss3–2–09–2–0
Georgia Tech2–1–33–4–3
Vanderbilt4–3–06–3–0
Florida2–2–14–6–1
Auburn3–3–14–5–1
Georgia1–2–15–4–1
LSU2–4–06–4–0
Mississippi State1–4–04–6–0
Kentucky0–4–02–7–0
Sewanee0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The season ended with a 20–12 loss to Temple, Pop Warner's last victory.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 248:15 p.m.Stetson*L 14–168,000[2][3]
October 1at Mississippi StateL 0–22[4]
October 8Sewanee
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 10–65,000[5]
October 15Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 7–1915,000[6]
October 22at Tampa*W 33–010,000[7]
October 29at Boston College*L 0–3310,000[8]
November 5vs. GeorgiaL 6–1917,000[9]
November 12Maryland*dagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 21–710,000[10]
November 19at Georgia TechT 0–05,000[11]
November 26vs. Auburn
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
W 9–75,000[12]
December 3Temple*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 12–20[13]
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