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Boston College

FBSI · 1938 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
6–1–2
0.778 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27CANISIUSUnranked—W 63–12
6Week 6 · Oct 4NORTHEASTERNUnranked—W 13–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 9–6
9Week 9 · Oct 25Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1T 26–26
10Week 10 · Nov 1Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–6–1W 33–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB101–6–1W 14–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 21–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22ST. ANSELMUnranked—T 0–0
14Week 14 · Nov 29Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 7–29

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.099
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-1+11
  • Detroit Mercy +6
  • Florida +4
  • Indiana +1
  • Temple 0
  • Holy Cross -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 23rdBetter than 84%

0.778 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28Regular Season Final#28Post-Season W1#28Post-Season W2#28Post-Season W3#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+51
+13
+3
0
+33
+14
+7
0
-22

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#411901#721902#551919#831937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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