1938 Bradley Tech Braves football team
| 1938 Bradley Tech Braves football | |
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ICC co-champion | |
| Conference | Illinois College Conference |
| Record | 7–0–1 (4–0 ICC) |
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| Home stadium | Peoria Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley Tech + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Forest + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois College | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheaton (IL) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knox (IL) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth (IL) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Central | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millikin | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | at Saint Louis* |
| W 6–0 | 6,224 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | at Chicago* | T 0–0 | 14,000 | [4] | |||
| October 15 | Carleton* |
| W 26–6 | [5] | |||
| October 22 | Omaha* |
| W 21–0 | 2,000 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| W 13–0 | [7] | |||
| November 5 | Augustana (IL) |
| W 34–7 | [8] | |||
| November 12 | at Knox | Galesburg, IL | W 31–6 | [9] | |||
| November 19 | at Millikin |
| W 42–0 | [10] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Roeder-Padjen Named Little All-Americans". The York Dispatch. December 8, 1938. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradley Tech Is Prominent in AP All-Star Ballot: Braves Carry Off State College Honors With Four Players". Dixon Evening Telegraph. November 25, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James M. Gould (September 24, 1938). "Billikens Outrush Bradley, 2 to 1, but Lose Game, 6 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroon, Bradey Elevens Battle to Scoreless Tie". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradley Braves Down Carleton". The Sunday Pantagraph. October 16, 1938. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Morry Shadle (October 23, 1938). "Versatile Bradley Tech Backs Punch 21-0 Victory Over Improved Omahans". Sunday World-Herald. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Maurice Harling (October 30, 1938). "Bradley Braves Bump Off Wesleyan, 13-0: Superior Line Tells Story of Indians' Victory". The Sunday Pantagraph. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradley Wins, 34-7". Chicago tribune. November 6, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradley, 31, Knox, 6". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1938. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George Kreker (November 20, 1938). "Bradley Trounces Millikin, 42-0: Passes Help Braves Gain Title Share". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.