| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | NYU Violets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Mal Stevens |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Ohio Field Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium |
The 1938 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mal Stevens, the team compiled a 4–4 record.[1]