1938 Ottawa Braves football team

College football season February 2026 July 2024 1938 Ottawa Braves football 1938 Ottawa Braves football team.jpg 285px 1938 Ottawa backfield players. Top row, left to right: Jack Ramsey, Lyle Swetnam, Roy Fitzpatrick, Don Meek. Bottom row: Oliver Smith, Lyman Morgan, Lester Taylor, Norman Gerhold Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference KCAC 8–0 5–0 Dick Godlove 3rd Cook Field KCAC champion 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.Ottawa (KS) Records by Year College Football Data Warehouse October 15, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=2442 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906092021/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=2442 2015-09-06 It was the first undefeated season in Ottawa football history,Ottawa Braves Undefeated, Untied The Morning Chronicle Manhattan, Kansas October 15, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-chronicle-ottawa-braves-unde/133510370/ Newspapers.com a feat later repeated in 1960, 1961, and 1965. Schedule y y September 30 Haskell<ncg> Ottawa, KS W 14-0 Ottawa 14, Haskell 0 The Emporia Gazette October 1, 1938 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-ottawa-14-haskell-0/133518545/ Newspapers.com October 7 at 1938 McPherson Bulldogs McPherson McPherson, KS W 7-0 Ottawa Wins, 7-0 The Wichita Eagle Associated Press October 8, 1938 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-ottawa-wins-7-0/133518394/ Newspapers.com October 14 1938 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell<ncg> Ottawa, KS W 13-6 Ottawa U. Beats William Jewell The Wichita Eagle October 16, 1938 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-ottawa-u-beats-willia/133512788/ Newspapers.com October 21 1938 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Kansas Wesleyan Ottawa, KS W 12-6 Ottawa Ekes 12-6 Win From Wesleyan The Hutchinson News October 22, 1938 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hutchinson-news-ottawa-ekes-12-6-win/133512626/ Newspapers.com October 28 at 1938 Bethel Graymaroons Bethel (KS)<ncg> Newton, KS W 20-0 Bethel Is Blanked by Ottawa Club The Wichita Eagle October 29, 1938 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-bethel-is-blanked-by-o/133512425/ Newspapers.com November 4 1938 Bethany Swedes Bethany (KS)<hc> Ottawa, KS W 13-6 Ottawa Defeats Bethany, 13 to 6: Gains Undisputed First in Kansas Conference as C. of E. Is Beaten The Wichita Eagle November 5, 1938 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-ottawa-defeats-bethany/133511871/ Newspapers.com November 11 1938 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies College of Emporia Schaffner Field Emporia, KS W 28-0 > 2,900 Presbys Are Swamped by Ottawa, 28-0 The Emporia Daily Gazette November 12, 1938 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-presbys-are-swamped/133510997/ Newspapers.com November 18 at 1938 Baker Wildcats Baker<ncg> Baldwin City, KS W 27-0 Ottawa Remains Unbeaten by Win: Defeats Baker, 27 to 0, to Win Kansas Conference; Meeks Scores Twice The Wichita Eagle November 19, 1938 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-ottawa-remains-unbeate/133511300/ Newspapers.com 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 Ottawa Prepares For Haskell Game: Coach Dick Godlove Sends Squad of 38 Through Stiff Scrimmages The Wichita Eagle September 22, 1938 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-ottawa-prepares-for-ha/133519147/ Newspapers.com References Ottawa Category:Ottawa Braves football seasons Category:Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Ottawa Braves football