1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Park
1908 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
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

The 1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during 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 Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

Following the 1908 season, the university constructed Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Peru Normal*
W 20–0[2]
October 3Doane*
  • Antelope Park
  • Lincoln, NE
W 43–0[3]
October 10Grinnell*
  • Antelope Park
  • Lincoln, NE
W 20–5[4]
October 17at Minnesota*
T 0–012,000[5]
October 24Haskell*
  • Antelope Park
  • Lincoln, NE
W 10–0[6]
October 31at Iowa*
W 11–8[7]
November 73:00 p.m.vs. Iowa State
W 23–178,000[8]
November 14Kansas
L 5–20[9]
November 262:30 p.m.Wabash*
  • Antelope Park
  • Lincoln, NE
W 27–6[10]
December 22:30 p.m.Carlisle*
  • Antelope Park
  • Lincoln, NE
L 6–372,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

Coach[12] Position First year Alma mater
William C. "King" Cole Head coach 1907 Marietta
Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska

Roster

[13]

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
Team 1 2Total
Peru State 0
• Nebraska 20

Doane

Doane at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Doane 0
• Nebraska 43

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Grinnell 5
• Nebraska 20

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota
Team 1 2Total
Nebraska 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0
See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

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
Team 1 2Total
Haskell 0
• Nebraska 10

Iowa

Nebraska at Iowa
Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 11
Iowa 8
See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Iowa State

Nebraska vs. Iowa State
Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 23
Iowa State 17
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Dietz Park, Omaha, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CT
See also: Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
• Kansas 16 4 20
Nebraska 5 0 5
See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Kansas gave Nebraska its first home loss since 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
Team 1 2Total
Wabash 6
• Nebraska 27

Carlisle

Carlisle at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
• Carlisle 37
Nebraska 6

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. ^ "Victory opens football season". The Lincoln Star. September 27, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nebraska smothers poor little Doane". The Minneapolis Journal. October 4, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grinnell was brillant; Holds Cornhuskers down and scores herself". The Des Moines Register & Leader. October 11, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Minnesota and Nebraska tie in gridiron battle". The Duluth News Tribune. October 18, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nebraska beats Haskell, 10 to 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 25, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nebraska 11, Iowa 8; Cornhuskers win hard fought game at Iowa City". The Daily Nonpareil. November 1, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nebraska 23, Ames 17; University wins from Iowa in a clean, hard fray at Dietz Park". Omaha World-Herald. November 8, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kansas wallops the Cornhuskers badly". Omaha World-Herald. November 15, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wabash is crushed; Bows to Cornhuskers 27–6". The Indianapolis Star. November 27, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Indians win in West". The Baltimore Sun. December 3, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  13. ^ "Nebraska Football 1908 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "1908 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
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