1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1908 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–2–1 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and were outscored by all their opponents by a combined total of 50 to 32.[1]

1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
1908 record3–2–1 (0–2 Western)
Head coachHenry L. Williams (9th season)
CaptainNey Dunn (died before the season), Orren Safford
Home stadiumNorthrop Field
1908 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chicago $ 5 0 0  5 0 1
Illinois 4 1 0  5 1 1
Wisconsin 2 1 0  5 1 0
Indiana 1 3 0  2 4 0
Purdue 1 3 0  4 3 0
Iowa 0 1 0  2 5 0
Minnesota 0 2 0  3 2 1
Northwestern 0 2 0  2 2 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1908 season was the first season in which the Minnesota football team was outscored by its season opponents.[2]

Center Orren Safford was named All-Big Ten first team.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 3Lawrence*W 6–05,000
October 10Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 15–105,000
October 17Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
T 0–012,000
October 31at ChicagoL 0–2915,000
November 7Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 0–515,000
November 21Carlisle*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 11–615,000
  • *Non-conference game
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References

  1. "1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. General Alumni. History. p. 110.
  3. Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.
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