LSU
SEC · 1938 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1938 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 9–2 | L 7–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 1–8 | W 20–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | W 3–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 | LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS) | Unranked | — | W 47–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 6–3 | W 7–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 11–0 | L 6–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–6 | W 32–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 4–5–1 | L 6–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 | LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE | Unranked | — | W 32–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 7–2–1 | L 0–14 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Vanderbilt +6
- Rice +4
- Mississippi State +4
- Texas +1
- Tennessee 0
- Ole Miss -2
- Tulane -2
- Auburn -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.