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1908 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Western Conference
Record2–2 (0–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainDave August
Home stadium Northwestern Field
Seasons
←  1905
1909 →
1908 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1908 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Alton Johnson, and following a two-year hiatus in which Northwestern did not field a football team, the Purple compiled a 2–2 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 10Northwestern alumni*W 10–6
October 24 Beloit*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 44–4
November 7 Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 10–16
November 21at Illinois L 8–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1908 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1908 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Western Conference
Record2–2 (0–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainDave August
Home stadium Northwestern Field
Seasons
←  1905
1909 →
1908 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1908 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Alton Johnson, and following a two-year hiatus in which Northwestern did not field a football team, the Purple compiled a 2–2 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 10Northwestern alumni*W 10–6
October 24 Beloit*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 44–4
November 7 Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 10–16
November 21at Illinois L 8–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1908 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.



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