1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their 19th year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 3–4–3, with a conference record of 2–1–3, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–4–3 (2–1–3 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–4–3 (2–1–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJack Chivington
Home stadiumGrant Field
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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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Mercer*
W 19–08,000[2]
October 8Notre Dame*
L 6–1426,533[3]
October 15at Duke*
L 0–628,000[4]
October 22Auburn
W 7–620,000[5]
October 29at Vanderbilt
L 7–1317,000[6]
November 5Kentucky
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–1810,000[7]
November 12No. 16 Alabama
T 14–1435,000[8]
November 19Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
T 0–05,000[9]
November 26at Georgia
T 0–028,000[10]
December 26at No. 12 California*
L 0–1340,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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