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FBSI · 1938 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–4–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1890–2026
All-Time Record
612–606–37
0.502 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1908, 1913
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–1–4T 12–12
6Week 6 · Oct 4Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON4–4–1W 13–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2L 0–33
8Week 8 · Oct 18Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON3–5–2W 14–6
9Week 9 · Oct 25Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 27–19
10Week 10 · Nov 1William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 34–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI3–6L 0–39
12Week 12 · Nov 15Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI4–4L 13–40
14Week 14 · Nov 29North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1L 0–20

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
4.500
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-15+12
  • Washington & LEE +4
  • Virginia Tech +3
  • William & Mary +3
  • Maryland +2
  • Virginia Military Institute 0
  • North Carolina -2
  • Navy -3
  • Harvard -4
  • Columbia -6

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 #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 68thBetter than 51%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#82Regular Season Final#82Post-Season W1#82Post-Season W2#82Post-Season W3#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+13
-33
+8
+8
+34
-39
-27
-20

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

Final Rank by Season
#1111933#1001934#1221935#1211936#1181937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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