| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 6–2–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Raymond Wolf |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Steve Maronic, George Watson |
| Stadium: | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
The 1938 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1938 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by third-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference.
Team co-captain and tackle Steve Maronic was selected as a first-team All-American by the Central Press Association, and a second-team All-American by Newsweek, NEA, and United Press.[1]