1938 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–2–3
| head_coach = George Munger
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Walter Shinn
| stadium = Franklin Field
}}
{{1938 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1938 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 3–2–3 record and was outscored by a total of 89 to 58.{{cite web|title=1938 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 6, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1938-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1938
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|October 1||Lafayette|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 34-6||
|October 8||Yale|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 21-0||
|October 15|at|Princeton|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ (rivalry)|L 0-13||
|October 22||Columbia|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 14-13|60,000|{{cite news |title=Penn Defeats Columbia; Lions Bow, 14 to 13 |first=Robert F. |last=Kelley |date=October 23, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
|October 29||Navy|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|T 0-0||
|November 5|at|No. 16 Michigan|Michigan Stadium|Ann Arbor, MI|L 13-19|31,292|{{cite news| title=Penn's Last Period Touchdowns Unavailing as Michigan Captures Thriller: Michigan Scores at Ann Arbor, 19-13| newspaper=The New York Times| date=November 6, 1938|url-access=subscription | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B05E4DF113CEF3ABC4E53DFB7678383629EDE}}
|November 12||Penn State|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|T 7-7|50,000|
|November 24||No. 10 Cornell|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)|T 0-0||
}}