The 1938 Florida Gators football team represented the

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during the

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. The season was

Josh Cody Joshua Crittenden Cody (June 11, 1892 – June 17, 1961) was an American college athlete, head coach, and athletics director. Cody was a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, where he played several sports. As a versatil ...

's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included a 21–7 homecoming win over the

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and a hard-fought 9–7 conference victory over the teamAuburn Tigers in Jacksonville, Florida, and the first-time meeting with the future in-state rival

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. The season also included a 16–14 upset loss to in Gainesville. Cody's 1938 Florida Gators finished 4–6–1 overall and 2–2–1 in the

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(SEC), placing seventh of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings—Cody's best finish in the SEC.
2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015. The season ended with a 20–12 loss to

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's last victory.

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