| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 5–1–2 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Mal Elward |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Joe Mihal |
| Captain: | Paul Humphrey, Joe Mihal |
| Stadium: | Ross–Ade Stadium |
The 1938 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season.Mal In their second season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–1–2 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 38.[1] [2]