1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1908 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA).

1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1908 record7–2–1 (1–1 MVIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
1908 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kansas $ 4 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Nebraska 2 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Iowa State 2 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Missouri 3 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Drake 1 –2 –0  5 –2 –0
Washington University 0 –2 –0  4 –4 –1
Iowa 0 –4 –0  2 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

This was the final year Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field. Following the 1908 season, the university constructed Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built. Nebraska's all-time record at Antelope Field was 56–8–2.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26 Peru State*
W 20–0
October 3Doane*
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 43–0
October 10Grinnell*
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 20–5
October 17at Minnesota*
T 0–0
October 24Haskell*
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 10–0
October 31at Iowa*
W 11–8
November 73:00 p.m.vs. Iowa State
W 23–17
November 14Kansas
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 20–5
November 262:30 p.m.Wabash*
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 27–6
December 22:30 p.m.Carlisle*
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 37–62,000
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

Coaching staff
Coach[3] Position First year Alma mater
William C. "King" ColeHead coach1907Marietta
Jack BestTrainer1890Nebraska

Roster

[4]

Beltzer, Oren HB
Bentley, Orlando QB
Birkner, Hugo HB
Bowers RG
Chaloupka, William T
Collins, Sydney C
Cooke, Harold QB
Ewing, Henry LG
Frum, Sidney RG
Harte, Louis T
Harvey, James E
Hascoll, Vincent QB
Johnson, Frank E
Kroger, Ernest FB
Matters, Thomas T
Miller, A.H. T
Minor, Harry HB
Perrin, Dale C
Slaughter HB
Sturmer, Frederick LT
Sturzenegger, Alfonzo HB
Temple, LeRoy FB
Wolcott, O.M. QB

Game summaries

Peru State
Peru State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Peru State 0
• Nebraska 20
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
1–0 September 28, 1907 Nebraska, 53–0

Doane
Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0
• Nebraska 43
Overall Last meeting Result
11–2 November 23, 1907 Nebraska, 85–0

Grinnell
Grinnell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Grinnell 5
• Nebraska 20
Overall Last meeting Result
5–2 October 12, 1907 Nebraska, 30–4

at Minnesota
Nebraska at Minnesota
1 2Total
Nebraska 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0
See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall Last meeting Result
1–6 October 19, 1907 Minnesota, 8–5

Nebraska again traveled north to face powerhouse Minnesota, ending a four-game losing streak against the Golden Gophers with a goal-line stand to force a scoreless draw.

Haskell
Haskell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Haskell 0
• Nebraska 10
Overall Last meeting Result
3–1 November 12, 1904 Haskell, 14–6

Iowa
Nebraska at Iowa
1 2Total
• Nebraska 11
Iowa 8
See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall Last meeting Result
6–4–2 November 5, 1904 Nebraska, 17–12

Iowa State
Nebraska vs. Iowa State
1 2Total
• Nebraska 23
Iowa State 17
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Dietz Park, Omaha, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CT
Overall Last meeting Result
6–3 November 2, 1907 Nebraska, 10–9

Kansas
Kansas at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Kansas 16 4 20
Nebraska 5 0 5
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
8–6 November 9, 1907 Nebraska, 16–6

Kansas ended Nebraska's 11-game home winning streak, NU's first loss at Antelope Field since falling to KU in 1906. After the game, Nebraska players accused Kansas of spying on team practices or otherwise improperly obtaining NU team signals, but the game result stood and gave the Jayhawks the MVIAA championship.

Wabash
Wabash at Nebraska
1 2Total
Wabash 6
• Nebraska 27
  • Date: November 26
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CT
  • Game weather: Snow
Overall Last meeting Result
first meeting

Carlisle
Carlisle at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Carlisle 37
Nebraska 6
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CT
  • Game attendance: 2,000
Overall Last meeting Result
first meeting

For the second consecutive week, Nebraska hosted a team it would play only once in program history. The meeting was arranged to bring the heralded Jim Thorpe to Lincoln, and though Thorpe reportedly struggled, Carlisle dominated the game.

References
  1. "1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. "Football - 1908 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  4. "Nebraska Football 1908 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  5. "1908 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  6. "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
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