1938 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1938 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southern Conference
1938 record	6–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Morrison (5th season)
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons

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

The 1938 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1938 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the fourth season of his second stint, and fifth overall, as head coach. Member of the Southern Conference, Vanderbilt went 6–3 overall and 4–3 in conference play. The Commodores played their five home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 24, 1938*	at Washington University		Francis Field • St. Louis, MO	W 20–0
October 1, 1938*	Western Kentucky		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 12–0
October 8, 1938	at Kentucky		Stoll Field/McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 14–7
October 15, 1938	Ole Miss		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 13–7
October 22, 1938	at LSU	#16	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–7
October 29, 1938	Georgia Tech		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 13–7
November 5, 1938	Sewanee		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 14–0
November 12, 1938	#4 Tennessee		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 0–14
November 24, 1938	Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	L 0–7
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.