1908 Drake Bulldogs football team

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The 1908 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1908 college football season. In its first season under head coach John L. Griffith, the team compiled a 6–2 record (1–2 against MVC opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 108 to 29.[1]

Record6–2 (1–2 MVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHaskins Field
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1908 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–2 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHaskins Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 â†’
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1908 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas $4–0–09–0–0
Nebraska2–1–07–2–1
Iowa State2–1–06–3–0
Missouri3–2–06–2–0
Drake1–2–05–2–0
Washington University0–2–04–4–1
Iowa0–4–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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The team played its home games at Haskins Field.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Drake alumni*W 4–0[2]
October 10Leander Clark*
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
W 45–0[3]
October 17at Coe*Cedar Rapids, IAW 18–0[4]
October 24Grinnell*
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
W 9–0[5]
October 31at Washburn*Topeka, KSW 6–0[6]
November 7Missouri
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
L 8–11[7]
November 14at IowaW 12–6[8]
November 26Iowa State
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–12[9]
  • *Non-conference game
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