1938 Bradley Tech Braves football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Bradley Tech Braves
| sport = football
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| conference = Illinois College Conference
| short_conf = ICC
| record = 7–0–1
| conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Alfred J. Robertson
| hc_year = 18th
| captain =
| stadium = Peoria Stadium
| champion = ICC co-champion
}}
{{1938 Illinois College Conference football standings}}
The 1938 Bradley Tech Braves football team was an American football team that represented Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now known as Bradley University) as a member of the Illinois College Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Alfred J. Robertson, the Braves compiled a 7–0–1 record (4–0 against ICC opponents), tied with Lake Forest for the ICC championship, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 173 to 19.
Halfback Ted Panish was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1938 Little All-America college football team.{{cite news|title=Roeder-Padjen Named Little All-Americans|newspaper=The York Dispatch|date=December 8, 1938|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88679023/roeder-padjen-named-little-all-americans/|via=Newspapers.com}} Four Bradley Tech players (Panish, end Virgil Van Cleave, guard Charley Gross, and back Jim Molnar) received first-team honors on the Illinois College Conference all-star team selected by the coaches for the Associated Press. Three others received second-team honors.{{cite news|title=Bradley Tech Is Prominent in AP All-Star Ballot: Braves Carry Off State College Honors With Four Players|newspaper=Dixon Evening Telegraph|date=November 25, 1938|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123739164/bradley-tech-is-prominent-in-ap/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 23|at|Saint Louis
|October 1|at|Chicago
|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Carleton Knights|title=Carleton}}
|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Omaha Cardinals|title=Omaha}}
|October 29||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Illinois Wesleyan Titans|title=Illinois Wesleyan}}|Peoria Stadium|Peoria, IL|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Bradley Braves Bump Off Wesleyan, 13-0: Superior Line Tells Story of Indians' Victory|newspaper=The Sunday Pantagraph|author=Maurice Harling|date=October 30, 1938|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123739635/bradley-braves-bump-off-wesleyan-13-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Augustana Vikings (Illinois)|title=Augustana (IL)}}|Peoria Stadium|Peoria, IL|W 34-7||{{cite news|title=Bradley Wins, 34-7|newspaper=Chicago tribune|date=November 6, 1938|page=II-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123740417/bradley-wins-34-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Knox Prairie Fire|title=Knox}}||Galesburg, IL|W 31-6||{{cite news|title=Bradley, 31, Knox, 6|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 13, 1938|page=II-7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123744171/bradley-31-knox-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 19|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Millikin Big Blue|title=Millikin}}|J.M.U. Field|Decatur, IL|W 42-0||{{cite news|title=Bradley Trounces Millikin, 42-0: Passes Help Braves Gain Title Share|newspaper=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review|author=George Kreker|date=November 20, 1938|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123738145/bradley-trounces-millikin-42-0-passes/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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{{Bradley Braves football navbox}}
Category:Bradley Braves football seasons
Category:Illinois College Conference football champion seasons