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Notre Dame

FBSI · 1938 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
8–1
0.889 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1899–2026
All-Time Record
919–327–33
0.731 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1929, 1930, 1953 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–6W 52–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC3–4–3W 14–6
8Week 8 · Oct 18Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–5W 14–6
9Week 9 · Oct 25Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 7–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 19–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2W 15–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–2W 19–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–2–2W 9–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 6USCH2HPAC9–2L 0–13

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
1.106
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+36
-2+38
  • Army +8
  • Carnegie Tech +7
  • Minnesota +6
  • Navy +4
  • Northwestern +4
  • Kansas +3
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • Illinois +3
  • USC -2

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 #2Better than 99%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.889 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2Regular Season Final#2Post-Season W1#2Post-Season W2#2Post-Season W3#2Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+52
+8
+8
+7
+12
+15
+19
+2
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#781933#291934#111935#211936#121937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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