1938 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1938 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1938 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–3 record and lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 14 to 0 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated West Virginia (26-0), Syracuse (19-12), and Temple (10-0), and lost to Santa Clara (7-6).

Halfback John Pingel was selected by the Associated Press (AP), International News Service (INS) and Detroit Times as a first-team player, on the 1938 College Football All-America Team. Pingel was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.