| Year: | 1938 |
| Team: | Bradley Tech Braves |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Illinois College Conference |
| Short Conf: | ICC |
| Record: | 7–0–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0 |
| Head Coach: | Alfred J. Robertson |
| Hc Year: | 18th |
| Stadium: | Peoria Stadium |
| Champion: | ICC co-champion |
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]