1938 Florida Gators football team

The 1938 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1938 college football season. The season was Josh Cody's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included a 21–7 homecoming win over the Maryland Terrapins and a hard-fought 9–7 conference victory over the Auburn Tigers in Jacksonville, Florida, and the first-time meeting with the future in-state rival Miami Hurricanes. The season also included a 16–14 upset loss to Stetson in Gainesville. Cody's 1938 Florida Gators finished 4–6–1 overall and 2–2–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings—Cody's best finish in the SEC.^[1]

1938 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6–1 (2–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Josh Cody (3rd season)
Captain	Frank Koscis
Home stadium	Florida Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

The season ended with a 20–12 loss to Temple, Pop Warner's last victory.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	8:15 p.m.	Stetson*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 14–16	8,000	[2][3]
October 1		at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–22		[4]
October 8		Sewanee	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 10–6	5,000	[5]
October 15		Miami (FL)*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 7–19	15,000	[6]
October 22		at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 33–0	10,000	[7]
October 29		at Boston College*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–33	10,000	[8]
November 5		vs. Georgia	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	L 6–19	17,000	[9]
November 12		Maryland*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 21–7	10,000	[10]
November 19		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 0–0	5,000	[11]
November 26		vs. Auburn	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	W 9–7	5,000	[12]
December 3		Temple*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 12–20		[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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