| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Notes |
| 12/??/38 | William & Mary | L 28-32 | 0-1 (0-1) | |
| 12/16/38 | at Florida | W 55-21 | 1-1 | |
| 12/17/38 | at Florida | W 34-30 | 2-1 | |
| ??/??/?? | Stetson | W 25-16 | 3-1 | |
| 01/11/39 | Clemson | W 54-37 | 4-1 (1-1) | |
| 01/??/39 | Wake Forest | L 26-46 | 4-2 (1-2) | |
| 01/??/39 | Davidson | W 40-36 | 5-2 (2-2) | |
| 01/22/39 | North Carolina | W 35-22 | 6-2 (3-2) | |
| ??/??/39 | at Duke | L 37-43 | 6-3 (3-3) | |
| ??/??/39 | VMI | W 48-29 | 7-3 (4-3) | |
| 02/04/39 | Maryland | W 46-40 | 8-3 (5-3) | |
| 02/??/39 | Wake Forest | L 42-46 | 8-4 (5-4) | |
| 02/17/39 | at North Carolina | L 25-45 | 8-5 (5-5) | |
| ??/??/39 | Duke | L 26-29 | 8-6 (5-6) | |
| ??/??/39 | Virginia Tech | W 52-35 | 9-6 (6-6) | You do the math; according to the schedule, NC State should be 11-7 (6-6) for the season. I don't get it. |
| 03/01/39 | vs. Duke | W 40-39 | 10-6 | Southern Conference Tournament Rd. 1 |
| 03/02/39 | vs. Citadel | W 40-38 | 11-6 | Southern Conference Tournament Rd. 2 |
| 03/03/39 | vs. Maryland | L 29-53 | 11-7 | Southern Conference Semifinals |
