1908 Haskell Indians football team

1908 Haskell Indians football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal   –   8 – 0 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   7 – 0 – 1
DePaul   –   6 – 0 – 1
Butler   –   5 – 0 – 1
Ohio Northern   –   9 – 1 – 0
Fairmount   –   8 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   6 – 0 – 2
Lake Forest   –   4 – 1 – 1
Saint Louis   –   6 – 2 – 2
Kansas State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan   –   5 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 2 – 1
St. Viator   –   5 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Mount Union   –   5 – 4 – 1
Doane   –   4 – 4 – 0
South Dakota State   –   3 – 3 – 1
Western State Normal (MI)   –   3 – 3 – 0
Buchtel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Western Illinois   –   2 – 3 – 1
Carthage   –   2 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   3 – 5 – 1
Wittenberg   –   3 – 5 – 1
Ohio   –   3 – 5 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   2 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   2 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   1 – 5 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 4 – 0
Heidelberg   –   1 – 6 – 0
Franklin   –   0 – 9 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   0 – 2 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1908 Haskell Indians football team was a notable American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first season under head coach John R. Bender, Haskell compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 79 to 65.[1]

The teams played games against five teams that now play in Power Five conferences: a victory over Texas A&M and losses to Arkansas, Nebraska, LSU, and Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Arkansas
L 0–6[2]
October 63:00 p.m.at Drury
W 4–0[3][4]
October 173:30 p.m.at WashburnTopeka, KSL 4–11[5][6]
October 24at Nebraska
L 0–10
October 31at St. Mary's (KS)St. Marys, KSW 16–0[7]
November 13at Texas A&MCollege Station, TXW 23–0
November 163:30 p.m.vs. LSU
L 0–333,000[8][9]
November 20at Alabama
L 8–9[10]
November 26at Creighton
T 10–10[11]

References

  1. ^ "1908 Haskell Indians Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Indians Lost First Game Of Season 6 To 0". Lawrence Daily World. Lawrence, Kansas. October 6, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Redskins Play Today". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Missouri. October 6, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Drury Loses To Haskell By The Score Of 4 To 0". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Missouri. October 7, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Washburn=Haskell Game Here Today". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. October 17, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Wearers Of Blue Routed The Indians". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. October 18, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Haskell Indians Win From St. Marys". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 1, 1908. p. 45. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Haskell Lost Second Game of Their Trip". Lawrence Daily World. November 17, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Tigers Trounce Redmen Thirty-Two To Nothing". The Times-Democrat. November 17, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Crimson-White triumphs over Haskell Indians". Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette. November 21, 1908. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Redskins And Creighton Tie". Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 27, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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