1908 Idaho football team
| 1908 Idaho football | |
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| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 2–2–2 (0–2–1 Northwest) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1908 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1908 college football season. Led by John R. Middleton in his second and final season as head coach, Idaho compiled an overall record of 2–2–2 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, placing last out of six team in the Northwest Conference.
Idaho met Utah for the first time, in Salt Lake City on Thanksgiving. The field was covered by two feet (60 cm) of snow and the game was scoreless.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 10 | Spokane YMCA* | Moscow, ID | W 28–0 | [3][4] |
| October 24 | Bremerton Navy* | Moscow, ID | W 32–0 | [5] |
| October 31 | Oregon | Moscow, ID | L 21–27 | [6][7][8] |
| November 6 | at Whitman | Walla Walla, WA | L 0–11 | [9] |
| November 13 | at Washington State | T 4–4 | [10][11] | |
| November 26 | at Utah* | T 0–0 | [1][2] | |
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References
- ^ a b "Snow defeats both elevens". Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 27, 1908. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Idaho and Utah play draw game". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). December 2, 1908. p. 1.
- ^ "Idaho star players forced out of game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 10, 1908. p. 14.
- ^ "Idaho shows a strong team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 12, 1908. p. 5.
- ^ "Idaho takes game from Navy men". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). October 28, 1908. p. 1.
- ^ "Idaho-Oregon game Saturday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1908. p. 13.
- ^ "Idaho's craft; Oregon kicking". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1908. p. 13.
- ^ "Oregon kickers beat Idaho, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1908. p. 11.
- ^ "Whitman won game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1908. p. 5.
- ^ "Score is 4 to 4". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 13, 1908. p. 6.
- ^ "Was great battle on Rogers Field". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 14, 1908. p. 16.
External links
- Gem of the Mountains: 1910 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1909) – 1908 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1908 football season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1908 editions