The 1938 Ottawa Braves football team was an American football team that represented Ottawa University of Ottawa, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Godlove, the Braves compiled an 8–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the KCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 134 to 18. It was the first undefeated season in Ottawa football history, a feat later repeated in 1960, 1961, and 1965.

Schedule

Roster

Lester Adams, tackle/end, 225 pounds

Elvis Berger, guard, 170 pounds

Roy Fitzpatrick, back, 170 pounds

Norman Gerhold, back, 175 pounds

Eugene Harding, end, 185 pounds

Leonard Hofstra, tackle, 225 pounds

Kenneth Hough, guard, 175 pounds

Bill Mattis, back, 175 pounds

Don Meek, back, 170 pounds

Lyman Morgan, back, 160 pounds

Phillip Palmer, back, 180 pounds

Jack Ramsey, back, 160 pounds

Walter Reames, tackle, 170 pounds

Oliver Smith, back, 165 pounds

Lyle Swetnam, end, 155 pounds

Lester Taylor, guard, 160 pounds

George Von Arb, end, 175 pounds

References

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