| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | VMI Keydets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 6–1–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0–3 |
| Head Coach: | Pooley Hubert |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Alumni Field |
The 1938 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1938 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 6–1–4.[1]