| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | Syracuse Orangemen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Ossie Solem |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | James Bruett[1] |
| Stadium: | Archbold Stadium |
The 1938 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1938 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse beat Colgate on November 5 at Archbold Stadium, the first in the Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry since 1924.