1938 Army Cadets football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1938

| team = Army Cadets

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 8–2

| head_coach = William H. Wood

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = James Schwenk

| stadium = Michie Stadium

}}

The 1938 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach William H. Wood, the Cadets compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 243 to 95. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 14 to 7 score. The Cadets' two losses came against Columbia and Notre Dame,{{cite web|title=1938 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 1, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1938-schedule.html}} and were unranked in the AP poll.

No Army players were recognized on the All-America team.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1938

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wichita

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 32–0

| attend =

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = w

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 39–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = l

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 18–20

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Columbia Defeats Army, 20-18; Lions Go 80 Yards |first=Arthur J. |last=Daley |date=October 9, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Harvard

| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 20–17

| attend = 55,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Army Beats Harvard On Late Score, 20-17|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 16, 1938|page=82|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-army-beats-harvard-on-late-sc/133720044/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boston University

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 40–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium

| site_cityst = Bronx, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–19

| attend = 76,338

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Franklin & Marshall Diplomats|title=Franklin & Marshall}}

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 20–12

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 34–13

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84930681/army-outscored-chattanooga-3413/|work=Daily News|title=Army outscores Chattanooga, 34–13|date=November 13, 1938|accessdate=September 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 19–7

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26