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American college football season
The 1938 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Georgia as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the
1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach
Joel Hunt, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 1–2–1, and finished 9th in the SEC.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | |
The Citadel* | | W 20–12 | 7,000 |
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October 1 | | at
South Carolina* | | W 7–6 | 13,000 |
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October 7 | |
Furman* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| W 38–7 | |
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October 15 | |
Mercer* | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| W 28–19 | |
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October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 14
Holy Cross* | | L 6–29 | 24,000–25,000 |
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November 5 | | vs.
Florida | | W 19–6 | 17,000 |
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November 12 | | at
Tulane | | L 6–28 | |
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November 19 | | vs.
Auburn | | L 14–23 | 12,000 |
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November 26 | |
Georgia Tech | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (
rivalry)
| T 0–0 | 28,000 |
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December 2 | | at
Miami (FL)* | | L 7–13 | 23,367 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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"1938 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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"Citadel gives Georgia scare". The Huntsville Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia noses out S.C., 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Moms, Mathews, Hise run wild". The Macon Telegraph. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia vanquishes fighting Mercer team, 28–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938).
"Georgia Bows to Holy Cross".
The Atlanta Constitution.
Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938).
"Bulldogs Swamped By Crusader Eleven (continued)".
The Atlanta Constitution.
Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938).
"Georgia Routed By Crusaders (continued)".
The Atlanta Constitution.
Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938).
"Jack Troy's Running Story of Holy Cross-Georgia Game at Worcester".
The Atlanta Constitution.
Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Georgia skins Gators, 19 to 6". The Miami Herald. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tulane ends Georgia jinx with 28–6 win". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kelly, Dean stand out as Auburn wins, 23–14". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lumpkin and Smith star in Tech–Georgia scoreless tie". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 27, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Miami defeats Georgia, 13–7". Winston-Salem Journal. December 3, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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