1938 Ottawa Braves football team

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.

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