College Football 1938
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1938/9/17 and 1939/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
Links to the same page for other years
1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928
Navigation to conferences within this page
No Division Affiliation
Big 6 Border Eastern Indep Mountain States MVC Northeast Indep PCC
SEC Southern C Southwest AC Southwest Indep Western
The Big 6 Conference [Big 6] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Big 6 based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.249 1 18.33 6 4.000 Oklahoma 5 5-0-0 10 11 10-1-0 10 11 10-1-0
2 2.475 2 7.33 5 3.800 Iowa State 5 3-1-1 22 8 6-1-1 22 9 7-1-1
3 -0.732 3 -3.67 4 3.600 Nebraska 5 2-3-0 47 9 3-5-1 43 9 3-5-1
4 -4.649 4 -3.67 3 3.400 Missouri 5 2-3-0 33 9 6-3-0 31 9 6-3-0
6 -8.583 5 -7.33 2 3.100 Kansas State 5 1-3-1 54 9 4-4-1 49 9 4-4-1
5 -7.761 6 -11.00 1 3.100 Kansas 5 1-4-0 76 9 3-6-0 76 9 3-6-0
Big 6 results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Border Conference [Border] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Border based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 21.208 1 27.79 2 3.000 Texas Tech 2 2-0-0 36 10 9-1-0 34 11 10-1-0
4 3.026 2 6.37 7 4.800 New Mexico State 5 4-1-0 50 7 6-1-0 48 9 7-2-0
2 8.366 3 6.29 6 4.250 New Mexico 6 4-2-0 77 9 6-3-0 72 11 8-3-0
3 5.094 4 5.29 3 3.700 Texas El Paso 5 3-2-0 83 6 3-3-0 81 9 6-3-0
7 -15.393 5 -9.77 5 4.000 Northern Arizona 3 1-2-0 130 4 1-3-0 129 9 2-6-1
5 -8.451 6 -16.02 1 3.000 Arizona 3 0-3-0 94 9 3-6-0 93 9 3-6-0
6 -13.850 7 -19.95 4 3.750 Arizona State 4 0-4-0 141 5 0-5-0 140 9 3-6-0
Border results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Eastern Independent Conference [Eastern Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Eastern Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 26.679 1 33.15 4 4.750 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 3 9 8-1-0 3 9 8-1-0
2 20.918 2 19.95 3 4.667 Carnegie Mellon 3 2-1-0 9 6 4-2-0 8 9 7-2-0
3 14.467 3 13.35 10 9.500 Michigan State 3 3-0-0 38 7 4-3-0 39 9 6-3-0
4 13.533 4 8.95 9 9.200 Pittsburgh 5 4-1-0 11 10 8-2-0 12 10 8-2-0
5 8.160 5 8.95 14 11.250 Villanova 2 2-0-0 16 7 6-0-1 19 9 8-0-1
7 1.551 6 6.75 12 9.750 Princeton 2 1-0-1 93 7 2-4-1 89 8 3-4-1
8 -2.526 7 2.35 6 6.500 Navy 3 0-1-2 59 9 4-3-2 61 9 4-3-2
10 -5.854 8 -4.25 7 6.500 Duquesne 3 1-2-0 108 7 1-6-0 110 10 4-6-0
9 -3.575 9 -6.45 5 6.375 Temple 4 1-3-0 49 9 2-6-1 51 10 3-6-1
6 3.294 10 -8.65 1 3.000 Marquette 1 0-1-0 103 8 1-7-0 99 8 1-7-0
13 -14.218 11 -10.85 11 9.500 Pennsylvania 3 0-1-2 48 8 3-2-3 57 8 3-2-3
11 -12.146 12 -10.85 2 3.500 West Virginia 2 0-2-0 66 7 2-4-1 65 10 4-5-1
14 -16.242 13 -13.05 15 11.750 Bucknell 2 1-1-0 73 6 3-3-0 75 8 5-3-0
15 -21.832 14 -19.65 13 9.833 Penn State 3 0-2-1 87 7 2-4-1 87 8 3-4-1
12 -12.209 15 -19.65 8 7.000 Detroit 2 0-2-0 53 8 4-4-0 50 10 6-4-0
Eastern Indep results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Mountain States Conference [Mountain States] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Mountain States based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.096 1 12.57 7 4.500 Utah 6 4-0-2 65 10 7-1-2 59 10 7-1-2
4 -1.811 2 3.14 6 4.167 Denver 6 3-2-1 105 9 4-4-1 103 9 4-4-1
3 3.502 3 3.14 4 4.167 Colorado 6 3-2-1 116 8 3-4-1 118 8 3-4-1
2 4.738 4 3.14 5 4.167 Brigham Young 6 3-2-1 106 8 4-3-1 107 8 4-3-1
5 -2.657 5 -0.00 3 3.833 Utah State 6 3-3-0 112 7 3-4-0 112 8 4-4-0
6 -8.452 6 -9.43 2 3.667 Wyoming 6 1-4-1 133 7 1-5-1 131 8 2-5-1
7 -10.417 7 -12.57 1 3.500 Colorado State 6 0-4-2 139 7 0-5-2 141 8 1-5-2
Mountain States results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The MVC [MVC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 7.246 1 6.91 6 5.000 Tulsa 4 3-1-0 86 9 3-5-1 85 10 4-5-1
5 2.900 2 4.71 5 4.750 Creighton 2 1-0-1 81 5 3-1-1 80 8 6-1-1
2 6.683 3 4.71 2 3.000 Drake 3 1-1-1 78 8 3-4-1 74 10 5-4-1
3 4.737 4 4.71 7 7.000 Washburn University 1 1-0-0 107 6 3-3-0 106 9 6-3-0
4 3.369 5 2.51 4 4.125 Washington MO 4 2-1-1 79 8 4-3-1 69 10 6-3-1
6 -8.928 6 -6.29 1 2.750 Saint Louis 2 0-1-1 111 8 2-4-2 119 10 3-5-2
7 -16.008 7 -17.29 3 3.125 Oklahoma State 4 0-4-0 137 8 0-8-0 137 10 2-8-0
MVC results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Northeast Independent [Northeast Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Northeast Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 35.468 1 41.30 2 3.500 Fordham 1 1-0-0 13 7 4-1-2 11 9 6-1-2
5 7.774 2 20.59 6 6.667 Syracuse 3 3-0-0 52 7 4-3-0 53 8 5-3-0
4 8.016 3 19.30 4 4.000 New York University 2 1-1-0 68 6 2-4-0 70 8 4-4-0
3 10.530 4 14.15 11 9.125 Holy Cross 4 4-0-0 12 7 6-1-0 15 9 8-1-0
2 11.982 5 9.91 7 7.700 Cornell 5 4-1-0 29 7 5-1-1 29 7 5-1-1
6 6.161 6 -0.96 13 9.875 Dartmouth 4 3-1-0 43 6 4-2-0 45 9 7-2-0
7 -3.380 7 -2.70 5 4.700 Colgate 5 1-4-0 80 7 2-5-0 83 7 2-5-0
10 -8.882 8 -7.85 3 3.500 Manhattan 1 0-1-0 42 5 2-3-0 46 9 5-4-0
13 -15.277 9 -7.85 1 3.500 Boston College 1 0-1-0 31 6 4-1-1 32 9 6-1-2
9 -8.521 10 -11.45 8 8.167 Columbia 6 2-4-0 92 9 3-6-0 92 9 3-6-0
8 -6.873 11 -13.00 10 9.100 Brown 5 2-3-0 51 6 3-3-0 52 8 5-3-0
11 -9.245 12 -16.68 14 11.000 Army 2 1-1-0 34 8 6-2-0 33 10 8-2-0
12 -11.391 13 -21.91 9 8.900 Harvard 5 1-4-0 74 8 4-4-0 77 8 4-4-0
14 -16.360 14 -22.83 12 9.375 Yale 4 1-3-0 104 8 2-6-0 105 8 2-6-0
Northeast Indep results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The PCC [PCC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in PCC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 16.788 1 18.48 5 5.071 California 7 6-1-0 4 10 9-1-0 4 11 10-1-0
1 19.027 2 18.48 6 5.071 Southern California 7 6-1-0 1 11 9-2-0 1 11 9-2-0
3 6.802 3 5.77 8 5.250 UCLA 8 4-3-1 28 11 6-4-1 28 12 7-4-1
4 3.790 4 5.77 7 5.125 Oregon State 8 4-3-1 19 9 5-3-1 18 9 5-3-1
7 -1.470 5 3.32 3 4.875 Oregon 8 4-4-0 26 9 4-5-0 24 9 4-5-0
5 1.632 6 0.88 4 4.938 Washington 8 3-4-1 37 9 3-5-1 36 9 3-5-1
6 1.057 7 -3.52 1 4.357 Stanford 7 2-5-0 40 9 3-6-0 40 9 3-6-0
8 -9.370 8 -7.92 9 6.250 Idaho 6 2-3-1 41 9 5-3-1 42 10 6-3-1
9 -9.475 9 -11.34 2 4.500 Washington State 8 1-7-0 69 10 2-8-0 66 10 2-8-0
10 -28.782 10 -29.92 10 8.000 Montana 1 0-1-0 67 7 4-2-1 67 9 5-3-1
PCC results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Southeastern Conference [SEC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 21.568 1 20.73 8 7.000 Tennessee 7 7-0-0 2 10 10-0-0 2 11 11-0-0
3 10.570 2 12.51 5 6.500 Alabama 6 4-1-1 6 8 6-1-1 6 9 7-1-1
2 13.270 3 7.39 12 8.167 Tulane 6 4-1-1 24 10 7-2-1 27 10 7-2-1
6 2.113 4 4.52 7 6.643 Vanderbilt 7 4-3-0 27 8 5-3-0 26 9 6-3-0
5 4.079 5 3.28 11 7.600 Mississippi 5 3-2-0 30 10 8-2-0 30 11 9-2-0
8 -1.675 6 3.07 10 7.250 Georgia Tech 6 2-1-3 46 10 3-4-3 38 10 3-4-3
4 6.080 7 0.79 9 7.071 Auburn 7 3-3-1 58 9 3-5-1 64 10 4-5-1
7 -0.655 8 -3.33 3 5.083 Louisiana State 6 2-4-0 44 9 5-4-0 44 10 6-4-0
9 -3.909 9 -4.07 6 6.500 Georgia 4 1-2-1 72 10 5-4-1 79 10 5-4-1
12 -11.990 10 -5.55 13 9.200 Florida 5 2-2-1 96 9 3-5-1 102 11 4-6-1
10 -10.034 11 -11.79 1 3.875 Kentucky 4 0-4-0 121 7 1-6-0 116 9 2-7-0
11 -11.627 12 -12.68 4 6.300 Mississippi State 5 1-4-0 91 9 3-6-0 91 10 4-6-0
13 -17.790 13 -14.85 2 4.500 Sewanee 6 0-6-0 119 7 0-7-0 117 9 1-8-0
SEC results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Southern Conference [Southern C] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Southern C based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 22.685 1 25.44 4 6.500 Duke 5 5-0-0 8 10 9-1-0 9 10 9-1-0
2 16.453 2 18.11 2 6.300 North Carolina 5 4-1-0 35 9 6-2-1 37 9 6-2-1
3 14.041 3 15.20 6 7.125 Clemson 4 3-0-1 21 8 6-1-1 21 9 7-1-1
4 7.523 4 9.73 13 9.071 Virginia Military 7 4-0-3 70 10 5-1-4 71 11 6-1-4
5 5.751 5 3.95 1 5.938 Wake Forest 8 3-4-1 71 9 4-4-1 73 10 4-5-1
7 1.942 6 2.07 7 7.429 North Carolina State 7 3-3-1 90 11 3-7-1 88 11 3-7-1
8 1.396 7 0.12 5 6.929 Virginia Tech 7 2-3-2 109 9 2-5-2 109 10 3-5-2
6 5.544 8 -1.36 10 8.000 South Carolina 4 2-2-0 84 10 5-4-1 86 11 6-4-1
9 -4.564 9 -2.41 14 10.417 Richmond 6 3-2-1 115 9 5-3-1 115 10 6-3-1
13 -11.598 10 -7.02 3 6.312 Davidson 8 2-6-0 114 9 3-6-0 113 10 4-6-0
14 -13.232 11 -7.56 9 8.000 Maryland 3 1-2-0 128 8 1-7-0 130 9 2-7-0
10 -5.180 12 -8.00 15 11.000 Washington & Lee 4 2-2-0 122 9 4-4-1 122 9 4-4-1
12 -10.532 13 -8.59 12 8.900 Citadel 5 2-3-0 120 9 4-5-0 120 11 6-5-0
11 -8.942 14 -17.54 11 8.100 Furman 5 0-4-1 135 9 1-7-1 136 10 2-7-1
15 -21.287 15 -22.14 8 7.875 William & Mary 4 0-4-0 140 7 1-6-0 139 10 3-7-0
Southern C results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Southwestern Athletic Conference [Southwest AC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Southwest AC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.133 1 18.86 7 4.500 Texas Christian 6 6-0-0 5 11 11-0-0 5 11 11-0-0
2 2.243 2 6.29 6 4.333 Southern Methodist 6 4-2-0 45 9 5-4-0 47 10 6-4-0
4 -0.618 3 3.14 5 4.083 Baylor 6 3-2-1 39 9 6-2-1 41 10 7-2-1
6 -5.298 4 -0.00 3 3.833 Rice 6 3-3-0 56 10 4-6-0 56 10 4-6-0
3 -0.036 5 -3.14 4 4.000 Texas A&M 6 2-3-1 55 8 3-4-1 54 9 4-4-1
5 -4.117 6 -12.57 2 3.750 Arkansas 6 1-5-0 95 10 2-7-1 95 10 2-7-1
7 -12.306 7 -12.57 1 3.500 Texas 6 1-5-0 110 9 1-8-0 108 9 1-8-0
Southwest AC results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Southwestern Independent Conference [Southwest Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Southwest Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Miami FL 0 0-0-0 61 7 5-2-0 63 10 8-2-0
Virginia 0 0-0-0 99 9 4-4-1 100 9 4-4-1
George Washington 0 0-0-0 85 8 4-4-0 84 9 5-4-0
4 0.010 1 18.16 9 5.500 Centenary LA 1 1-0-0 57 10 6-4-0 58 11 7-4-0
2 12.910 2 13.97 10 5.500 St. Mary's CA 4 4-0-0 18 8 6-2-0 17 8 6-2-0
1 15.646 3 11.00 11 7.500 Georgetown 1 1-0-0 20 8 8-0-0 20 8 8-0-0
3 5.550 4 2.44 5 3.750 Santa Clara 2 1-1-0 25 8 6-2-0 25 8 6-2-0
6 -4.311 5 -3.84 6 4.000 Loyola Marymount 3 1-2-0 118 7 2-5-0 114 9 4-5-0
5 -1.810 6 -9.08 7 4.333 San Francisco 3 1-2-0 62 6 3-2-1 55 8 5-2-1
8 -15.646 7 -11.00 4 2.000 Hampden-Sydney College 1 0-1-0 145 6 0-6-0 145 8 2-6-0
7 -12.349 8 -21.65 8 4.333 Gonzaga 3 0-3-0 132 7 0-7-0 132 8 1-7-0
Southwest Indep results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page
The Western Conference [Western] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1938
Ranking of teams in Western based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.709 1 18.41 2 4.500 Minnesota 5 4-1-0 7 8 6-2-0 7 8 6-2-0
3 9.155 2 9.75 1 4.400 Northwestern 5 2-1-2 17 8 4-2-2 14 8 4-2-2
4 6.903 3 9.71 7 5.800 Purdue 5 3-1-1 14 8 5-1-2 13 8 5-1-2
2 12.959 4 8.14 4 5.300 Michigan 5 3-1-1 15 8 6-1-1 16 8 6-1-1
5 5.068 5 7.55 3 4.800 Wisconsin 5 3-2-0 23 8 5-3-0 23 8 5-3-0
6 1.350 6 0.73 6 5.750 Ohio State 6 3-2-1 32 8 4-3-1 35 8 4-3-1
7 -6.206 7 -8.10 8 6.000 Illinois 5 2-3-0 60 7 3-4-0 62 8 3-5-0
9 -9.801 8 -9.09 5 5.600 Iowa 5 1-3-1 113 8 1-6-1 121 8 1-6-1
8 -9.468 9 -13.04 9 6.000 Indiana 5 1-4-0 88 8 1-6-1 98 8 1-6-1
10 -27.668 10 -24.08 10 6.125 University of Chicago 4 0-4-0 138 6 0-6-0 138 8 1-6-1
Western results for other seasons
194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928
Navigation
Top of this page College Football 1938 College Football History Ranking Home Page 

       Soren Sorensen  -  Updated Sun Jan 25 01:29:48 2026