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1938 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1938 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach Joel Hunt, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 1–2–1, and finished 9th in the SEC.[1]

1938 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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 edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24The Citadel*
W 20–127,000[2]
October 1at South Carolina*
W 7–613,000[3]
October 7Furman*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 38–7[4]
October 15Mercer*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 28–19[5]
October 222:00 p.m.at No. 14 Holy Cross*
L 6–2924,000–25,000[6][7][8][9]
November 5vs. Florida
W 19–617,000[10]
November 12at Tulane
L 6–28[11]
November 19vs. Auburn
L 14–2312,000[12]
November 26Georgia Tech 
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
T 0–028,000[13]
December 2at Miami (FL)*
L 7–1323,367[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References edit

  1. ^ "1938 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Citadel gives Georgia scare". The Huntsville Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia noses out S.C., 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Moms, Mathews, Hise run wild". The Macon Telegraph. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia vanquishes fighting Mercer team, 28–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Bows to Holy Cross". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Bulldogs Swamped By Crusader Eleven (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Routed By Crusaders (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Jack Troy's Running Story of Holy Cross-Georgia Game at Worcester". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Georgia skins Gators, 19 to 6". The Miami Herald. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane ends Georgia jinx with 28–6 win". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kelly, Dean stand out as Auburn wins, 23–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lumpkin and Smith star in Tech–Georgia scoreless tie". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Miami defeats Georgia, 13–7". Winston-Salem Journal. December 3, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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