1938 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1938 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1938 record	6–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Tatum Gressette (7th year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1938 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
VMI	4	–	0	–	3			6	–	1	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Richmond	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1938 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the seventh season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 6–12
September 24	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (The Bulldog Gridiron)	L 12–20
September 30	vs. Wake Forest	Charlotte, NC	L 0–31
October 8	at Presbyterian*	Old Bailey Stadium • Clinton, SC	W 12–0
October 15	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC (Rivalry)	W 9–6
October 22	at #8 Tennessee*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–44
October 29	Wofford*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W
November 5	Richmond	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 6–0
November 12	Oglethorpe*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 32–8
November 19	Erskine*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 33–13
December 3	vs. NC State	Wilmington, NC	L 6–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.