| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | Northern Illinois State Evansmen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | IIAC |
| Record: | 6–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0 |
| Head Coach: | Chick Evans |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Captain: | Curtis Larsen |
| Stadium: | Glidden Field |
| Champion: | IIAC champion |
The 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.