1938 Bradley Tech Braves football team

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.

1938 Bradley Tech Braves football
ICC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois College Conference
Record7–0–1 (4–0 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeoria Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Illinois College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bradley Tech +400701
Lake Forest +400520
Illinois College210440
Wheaton (IL)210330
Illinois Wesleyan210341
Knox (IL)121341
Monmouth (IL)120550
North Central130340
Augustana (IL)130341
Millikin051251
  • + – Conference co-champions

Halfback Ted Panish was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1938 Little All-America college football team.[1] 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.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Saint Louis*
W 6–06,224[3]
October 1at Chicago*T 0–014,000[4]
October 15Carleton*
W 26–6[5]
October 22Omaha*
W 21–02,000[6]
October 29Illinois Wesleyan
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
W 13–0[7]
November 5Augustana (IL)
  • Peoria Stadium
  • Peoria, IL
W 34–7[8]
November 12at KnoxGalesburg, ILW 31–6[9]
November 19at Millikin
W 42–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References