Michigan State
FBSI · 1938 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1938 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 | WAYNE STATE | Unranked | — | W 34–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 6–1–1 | L 0–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 | ILLINOIS WESLEYAN | Unranked | — | W 18–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5–1 | W 26–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3 | W 19–12 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2 | L 6–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 6–3 | L 0–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 | Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–7 | W 20–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6–1 | W 10–0 |
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).
- Syracuse +5
- West Virginia +4
- Temple +3
- Marquette +1
- Michigan -1
- Santa Clara -2
- Missouri -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · No change
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.