1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 13
1938 record	7–1–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Frank Thomas (8th year)
Captain	Lew Bostick
Home stadium	Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#13 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
#19 Tulane	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	1	–	3			3	–	4	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 0 13 0 6 19 USC 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 24 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 70,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Howard 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 7 13 7 7 34 Date: October 1 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 8,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total NC State 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 0 14 0 0 14 Date: October 8 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 10,000 Source:

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total • Tennessee 6 0 7 0 13 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 15 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 25,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Sewanee 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 0 7 6 19 32 Date: October 22 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 5,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Alabama 14 0 6 6 26 Kentucky 0 6 0 0 6 Date: October 29 Location: McLean Stadium Lexington, KY Game attendance: 15,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 • #15 Alabama 0 0 0 3 3 Date: November 5 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 19,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total #16 Alabama 0 0 7 7 14 Georgia Tech 14 0 0 0 14 Date: November 12 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 35,000 Source:

The 1938 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1938 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 45th overall and 6th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC).

The Crimson Tide opened the season with a 19–7 victory in an intersectional contest against USC at Los Angeles. They then followed up the win with consecutive shutouts, home victories over non-conference opponents Howard and NC State on homecoming. However, Alabama then was shut out 13–0 by Tennessee, their first loss against the Volunteers since 1932. The Crimson Tide then rebounded with victories against Sewanee, Kentucky and Tulane. After a 14–14 tie against Georgia Tech, Alabama defeated Vanderbilt in their season finale.

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