1938 William & Mary Indians football team

1938 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Branch Bocock (6th season)
Captain	Herb Krueger
Home stadium	Cary Field

1938 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 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 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Branch Bocock, the Indians compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, and finished 15th in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–26	16,000
October 1	Apprentice*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 8–9
October 8	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–27	4,000
October 14	Guilford*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 45–0
October 22	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 0–14	5,000
October 29	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–34	7,000
November 5	Hapmden–Sydney*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 18–7	2,000
November 12	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–27
November 24	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 7–10	5,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming