1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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.

1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–4–3 (2–1–3 SEC)
Head coach	William Alexander (19th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Jack Chivington
Home stadium	Grant Field

1938 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Tennessee $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
No. 19 Tulane	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	1	–	3			3	–	4	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Mercer*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 19–0	8,000
October 8	Notre Dame*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 6–14	26,533
October 15	at Duke*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–6	28,000
October 22	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 7–6	20,000
October 29	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–13	17,000
November 5	Kentucky	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 19–18	10,000
November 12	No. 16 Alabama	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	T 14–14	35,000
November 19	Florida	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 0–0	5,000
November 26	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	T 0–0	28,000
December 26	at No. 12 California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–13	40,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game