1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
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Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–4–3 (2–1–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
CaptainJack Chivington
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1937
1939  →
1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 13 Alabama 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
No. 19 Tulane 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Ole Miss 3 –2 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –1 –33 –4 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Florida 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
Kentucky 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 complied an overall record of 3–4–3, with a conference record of 2–1–3, and finished fifth in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 Mercer *
W 19–08,000 [2]
October 8 Notre Dame *
L 6–1426,533 [3]
October 15at Duke *
L 0–628,000 [4]
October 22 Auburn
W 7–620,000 [5]
October 29at Vanderbilt
L 7–1317,000 [6]
November 5 Kentucky
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 19–1810,000 [7]
November 12No. 16 Alabama
T 14–1435,000 [8]
November 19 Florida
  • 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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References

  1. ↑ "1938 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jackets extended by Mercer eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Irish turn back Georgia Tech in 14–6 battle". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke subdues Georgia Tech by 6–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech wins thriller from Aurburn". The Greenville News. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Tech falls before Vanderbilt chargers, 13–7". The State. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tech eases by Kentucky". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tech and Alabama play 14–14 tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Florida offers surprise, battles to tie with Tech". The News and Observer. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lumpkin and Smith star in Tech–Georgia scoreless tie". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "'Vic Bottari greatest back,' says Stub as Bears win". Oakland Tribune. December 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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