Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Maryville (TN)* | | W 46–7 | | [2]
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October 1 | Oglethorpe* | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| W 66–0 | 7,000 | [3]
|
October 8 | Vanderbilt | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY (rivalry)
| L 7–14 | 13,500 | [4]
|
October 15 | Washington and Lee* | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| L 0–8 | 10,000 | [5]
|
October 22 | at Xavier* | | L 7–26 | 9,000 | [6]
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October 29 | No. 18 Alabama | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| L 6–26 | 15,000 | [7]
|
November 5 | at Georgia Tech | | L 18–19 | 10,000 | [8]
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November 12 | Clemson* | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| L 0–14 | 6,000 | [9]
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November 24 | at No. 4 Tennessee | | L 0–46 | | [10]
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "1938 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Kentucky humbles Maryville". The Knoxville Journal. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paducahans play as Wildcats romp over Oglethorpe, 66 to 0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1938. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky, playing glorious football, loses 14–7 to Vanderbilt". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington and Lee upsets Kentucky". The Owensboro Messenger. October 16, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Xavier Plays Spectacular Game To Beat Wildcats, 26–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stiles, S. V. (October 30, 1938). "Crimson Tide swamps Wildcats, 26 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Tech eases by Kentucky". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson bumps Kentucky". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vol typhoon cuts through hapless Cats". The Lexington Leader. November 25, 1938. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.