Bradley Braves football

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| TeamName = Bradley Braves football

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| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1897}}

| LastYear = {{Start date and age|1970}}

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| Stadium = Peoria Stadium

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| Location = Peoria, Illinois

| PastAffiliations = Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1908–1937)
Illinois College Conference (1938–1945)
Missouri Valley Conference (1949–1951)

| ATWins = 308

| ATLosses = 240

| ATTies = 32

| ConfTitles = 6

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The Bradley Braves football program represented Bradley University in college football. The school, known as Bradley Polytechnic Institute until 1946, began its football program in 1897, the year the school was founded. With exception of an interruption during World War II (1943–1945), Bradley fielded a football team every year until 1970.{{cite news |author= |title=Bradley Drops football |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55581874/southern-illinoisan/ |newspaper=Southern Illinoisan |location=Carbondale, Illinois |agency=Associated Press |date=December 16, 1970 |page=15 |access-date=July 18, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} The team was known as the Indians until the 1930s.{{cite web |author= |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.bradley.edu/sites/kaboom/faq/|publisher=Bradley University |access-date=July 18, 2020 }} Bradley played its home games at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, Illinois.