1938 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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The 1938 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Albert D. Kirwan, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished in 12th place in the SEC, and were outscored by a total of 160 to 150.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Record2–7 (0–4 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainJohn S. Hinkebein
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1938 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7 (0–4 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn S. Hinkebein
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
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
September 24Maryville (TN)*W 46–7[2]
October 1Oglethorpe*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 66–07,000[3]
October 8Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 7–1413,500[4]
October 15Washington and Lee*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–810,000[5]
October 22at Xavier*
L 7–269,000[6]
October 29 No. 18 Alabama
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–2615,000[7]
November 5at Georgia TechL 18–1910,000[8]
November 12Clemson*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–146,000[9]
November 24at No. 4 TennesseeL 0–46[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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