| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | Richmond Spiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 6–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Avalon B. Marchant |
| Stadium: | City Stadium |
The 1938 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1938 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 6–3–1 record, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the SoCon.[1]