1938 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 27, 1938By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1938 Season Tags: • No Comments

1938 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	56	0.680	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat William & Mary 26–0
2	8	0.715	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Furman 28–6
3	1	0.733	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 27–7
4	20	0.751	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Tech 18–0
5	79	0.796	TCU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Centenary 13–0
6	57	0.805	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Davidson 19–7
7	55	0.841	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wake Forest 14–6
8	83	0.841	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 27–3
9	77	0.850	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Sewanee 26–3
10	86	0.876	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 20–0
11	0	0.885	BYU	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Arizona 19–0
12	61	0.885	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat West Virginia 19–0
13	39	0.921	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington 15–0
14	22	0.939	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 13–0
15	38	0.939	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat LSU 20–7
16	59	0.939	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Detroit Mercy 19–6
17	-15	0.948	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat USC 19–7
18	51	0.984	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington State 10–2
19	21	0.993	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Denver 14–7
20	-8	1.011	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat ST. Mary's 12–7
21	20	1.046	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas 19–18
22	80	1.046	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Hampden Sydney 7–6
23	88	1.225	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wyoming 39–0
24	-21	1.317	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
25	-16	1.317	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
26	-13	1.317	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
27	-13	1.317	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
28	-13	1.317	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
29	-13	1.317	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
30	-12	1.317	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
31	-12	1.317	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
32	-12	1.317	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
33	-6	1.317	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
34	-6	1.317	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
35	-6	1.317	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
36	-6	1.317	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
37	-6	1.317	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
38	-4	1.317	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
39	-1	1.317	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
40	2	1.317	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
41	6	1.317	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
42	7	1.317	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
43	7	1.317	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
44	11	1.317	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
45	13	1.317	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
46	15	1.317	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
47	18	1.317	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
48	18	1.317	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
49	18	1.317	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
50	18	1.317	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
51	20	1.317	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
52	20	1.317	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
53	21	1.317	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
54	22	1.317	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
55	22	1.317	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
56	26	1.317	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
57	26	1.317	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
58	35	1.317	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
59	35	1.317	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
60	35	1.317	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
61	36	1.317	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
62	36	1.317	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0–1	0.500	51	0	Tied Virginia Military Institute 12–12
63	42	1.317	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
64	42	1.317	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	83	0	BYE
65	50	1.498	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulane 13–10
66	55	1.543	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Maryland 19–6
67	21	1.735	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas A&M Kingsville 52–0
68	-60	1.744	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Canisius 63–12
69	-25	1.744	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat California Tech 51–0
70	-49	1.789	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Bates 46–0
71	39	1.789	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Monmouth 47–0
72	-39	1.828	Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Washington & LEE 6–7
73	14	1.828	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Kansas 18–19
74	-15	1.842	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western NEW Mexico 40–0
75	-32	1.851	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Maryville 46–7
76	-44	1.860	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Puget Sound 38–0
77	22	1.896	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Baker 34–0
78	-71	1.905	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southwestern (TEXAS) 33–0
79	10	1.906	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Clemson 10–13
80	-75	1.914	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wichita State 32–0
81	27	1.936	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Xavier 6–0
82	-47	1.950	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Providence 28–0
83	-32	1.950	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wayne State 34–6
84	-59	1.959	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Waynesburg 34–7
85	-29	1.959	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Eastern Washington 27–0
86	-7	1.959	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Texas 34–7
87	29	1.967	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–0–1	0.750	50	0	Tied Virginia 12–12
88	25	1.972	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Hardin Simmons 20–0
89	-8	1.984	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to California 7–12
90	-30	2.021	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Montana State 27–7
91	-1	2.021	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Central Oklahoma 20–0
92	-38	2.030	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Samford 19–0
93	-71	2.062	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Iowa State 7–14
94	-88	2.075	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Birmingham Southern 14–0
95	-94	2.077	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to NC State 7–19
96	7	2.101	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Oregon 2–10
97	-80	2.146	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado Mines 12–6
98	-13	2.146	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Albright 6–0
99	-7	2.257	USC	PAC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Alabama 7–19
100	-77	2.296	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Purdue 6–19
101	-56	2.296	LSU	SEC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Ole Miss 7–20
102	-54	2.296	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Richmond 6–19
103	-33	2.296	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Idaho 0–13
104	-4	2.374	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Minnesota 0–15
105	-41	2.530	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to BYU 0–19
106	-2	2.530	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–19
107	-6	2.569	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Vanderbilt 0–20
108	-30	2.686	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Tennessee 3–26
109	-70	2.725	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to UCLA 3–27
110	-1	2.868	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to North Carolina 6–14
111	1	3.159	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to Duke 0–18
112	5	3.295	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to TCU 0–13
113	1	3.307	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to Navy 0–26
114	5	3.402	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to Arkansas 7–27
115	5	3.464	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to Bucknell 6–28
116	2	3.591	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	1–1	0.500	51	0	Lost to Texas Tech 0–39
117	-10	5.925	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	60	-1	BYE
118	-72	11.350	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to ST. Bonaventure 6–7
119	-93	11.389	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Stetson 14–16
120	-83	11.545	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Ohio 0–6
121	-41	11.545	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	60	0	Lost to Bradley 0–6
122	0	11.740	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–1	0.000	60	0	BYE