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1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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 Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26 Peru Normal*
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 0–012,000
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 (rivalry)
L 5–20
November 262:30 p.m.Wabash*
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 27–6
December 22:30 p.m.Carlisle*
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 6–372,000
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

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Coach[2] Position First year Alma mater
William C. "King" Cole Head coach 1907 Marietta
Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska

Roster

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[3]

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

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Peru State

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Peru State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Peru State 0
Nebraska 20
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Doane

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Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0
Nebraska 43

Grinnell

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Grinnell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Grinnell 5
Nebraska 20

At Minnesota

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Nebraska at Minnesota
1 2Total
Nebraska 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0

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

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Haskell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Haskell 0
Nebraska 10

Iowa

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Nebraska at Iowa
1 2Total
Nebraska 11
Iowa 8

Iowa State

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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

Kansas

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Kansas at Nebraska
1 2Total
Kansas 16 4 20
Nebraska 5 0 5
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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

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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

Carlisle

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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

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

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  1. ^ "1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "Nebraska Football 1908 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "1908 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 15, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.