The 1938 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1938. The team's head football coach was Wes Fry, in his fourth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 4-4-1 record with a 1-3-1 record in conference play. They finished in fifth place in the Big 6. The Wildcats scored 108 points and gave up 134 points.