1938 Ottawa Braves football team

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1938 Ottawa Braves football
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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
KCAC champion
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (5–0 KCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCook Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ottawa $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
Bethany (KS) 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
College of Emporia 3 –2 –04 –4 –1
McPherson 2 –3 –03 –5 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Baker 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference 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. [1] It was the first undefeated season in Ottawa football history, [2] a feat later repeated in 1960, 1961, and 1965. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Haskell * Ottawa, KS W 14–0 [3]
October 7at McPherson McPherson, KS W 7–0 [4]
October 14William Jewell*Ottawa, KSW 13–6 [5]
October 21 Kansas Wesleyan Ottawa, KSW 12–6 [6]
October 28at Bethel* Newton, KS W 20–0 [7]
November 4 Bethany (KS) Dagger-14-plain.pngOttawa, KSW 13–6 [8]
November 11 College of Emporia
W 28–0> 2,900 [9]
November 18at Baker * Baldwin City, KS W 27–0 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Roster

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ottawa (KS) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ottawa Braves Undefeated, Untied". The Morning Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. Retrieved October 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ottawa 14, Haskell 0". The Emporia Gazette. October 1, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa Wins, 7-0". The Wichita Eagle. Associated Press. October 8, 1938. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ottawa U. Beats William Jewell". The Wichita Eagle. October 16, 1938. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ottawa Ekes 12-6 Win From Wesleyan". The Hutchinson News. October 22, 1938. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bethel Is Blanked by Ottawa Club". The Wichita Eagle. October 29, 1938. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ottawa Defeats Bethany, 13 to 6: Gains Undisputed First in Kansas Conference as C. of E. Is Beaten". The Wichita Eagle. November 5, 1938. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Presbys Are Swamped by Ottawa, 28-0". The Emporia Daily Gazette. November 12, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ottawa Remains Unbeaten by Win: Defeats Baker, 27 to 0, to Win Kansas Conference; Meeks Scores Twice". The Wichita Eagle. November 19, 1938. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Ottawa Prepares For Haskell Game: Coach Dick Godlove Sends Squad of 38 Through Stiff Scrimmages". The Wichita Eagle. September 22, 1938. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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