Tennessee
SEC · 1938 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
1938 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 | Sewanee (SEWANEE)H2H |  SEC | 1–8 | W 26–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–1–1 | W 20–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 4–5–1 | W 7–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 7–1–1 | W 13–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–5 | W 44–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 6–4 | W 14–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 | TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA | Unranked | — | W 45–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 6–3 | W 14–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 2–7 | W 46–0 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 6 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 9–2 | W 47–0 |
| 16 | Final · Jan 3 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–1 | W 17–0 |
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).
- Oklahoma +10
- Ole Miss +9
- Clemson +7
- Alabama +7
- Citadel +6
- LSU +6
- Vanderbilt +6
- Auburn +4
- Kentucky +2
- Sewanee +1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 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.