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Clemson

SOCON · 1938 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–1–1
0.833 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
797–476–44
0.622 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2016, 2018
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 26–0
5Week 5 · Sep 27Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC7–2–1W 13–10
6Week 6 · Oct 4Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC11–0L 7–20
7Week 7 · Oct 11Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–1–4T 7–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1W 34–12
10Week 10 · Nov 1Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 7–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 27–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC2–7W 14–0
14Week 14 · Nov 29Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–7–1W 10–7

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
1.566
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+26
0+26
  • Tulane +7
  • South Carolina +6
  • George Washington +5
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Kentucky +2
  • Furman +2
  • Tennessee 0
  • Virginia Military Institute 0

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 #14Better than 91%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.833 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12Regular Season Final#12Post-Season W1#12Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#14Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
+3
-13
0
+22
+7
+27
+14
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#1011933#701934#351935#661936#711937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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