1938 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1938 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1938 AP |
| 1 | Texas Christian | 10-0-0 | | | 2 | Tennessee | 10-0-0 | |
| 3 | Duke | 9-0-0 | | | 4 | Oklahoma | 10-0-0 | |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 8-1-0 | | | 6 | Carnegie Mellon (PA) | 7-1-0 | |
| 7 | Southern California | 8-2-0 | | | 8 | Pittsburgh | 8-2-0 | |
| 9 | Holy Cross | 8-1-0 | | | 10 | Minnesota | 6-2-0 | |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 10-0-0 | | | 12 | Cornell | 5-1-1 | |
| 13 | Alabama | 7-1-1 | | | 14 | California | 9-1-0 | |
| 15 | Fordham | 6-1-2 | | | 16 | Michigan | 6-1-1 | |
| 17 | Northwestern | 4-2-2 | | | 18 | Villanova | 8-0-1 | |
| 19 | Tulane | 7-2-1 | | | 20 | Dartmouth | 7-2-0 | |
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Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.
