Georgia Bulldogs football under Joel Hunt

	1938 SEC football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Rankings from AP Poll

Joel Hunt was the 18th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role for the 1938 season. He compiled a 5–4–1 record (.550 winning percentage).

1938 season[]

The 1938 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 5–4–1 record.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24*	The Citadel	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (The Bulldog Gridiron)	W 20–12
October 1*	at South Carolina	Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry)	W 7–6
October 7*	Furman	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 38–7
October 15*	Mercer	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 28–19
October 22*	at #14 Holy Cross	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	L 6–29
November 5	vs. Florida	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry)	W 19–6
November 12	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 6–28
November 19	vs. Auburn	Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 14–23
November 26	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clean Old-Fashioned Hate)	T 0–0
December 2*	at Miami	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	L 7–13
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming.

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1938 SEC football standings
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