Kentucky Football Team History
Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,500 Colors: Blue & White Coach: A.D. Kirwan Conference: Southeastern-
1938 Season Highlights
A.D. Kirwan enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1938 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Maryville
46
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Oglethorpe
66
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Vanderbilt
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Washington & Lee
0
8
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Xavier
7
26
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Alabama
6
26
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Georgia Tech
18
19
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Clemson
0
14
L
Thu., Nov. 24 @
Tennessee
0
46
L
1938 Season Totals
Record 2-7
Points Scored 150
Scoring Average 16.7
Points Allowed 160
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 34-9
Conference Record 0-4
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-3
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1938 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1938 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.