1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
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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 Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
- William C. "King" Cole (2nd season)
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7â2â1 (1â1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Antelope Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the 1908 season, the university constructed Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Peru Normal* | W 20â0 | [2] | |||||
| October 3 | Doane* |
| W 43â0 | [3] | ||||
| October 10 | Grinnell* |
| W 20â5 | [4] | ||||
| October 17 | at Minnesota* | T 0â0 | 12,000 | [5] | ||||
| October 24 | Haskell* |
| W 10â0 | [6] | ||||
| October 31 | at Iowa* | W 11â8 | [7] | |||||
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Iowa State | W 23â17 | 8,000 | [8] | |||
| November 14 | Kansas |
| L 5â20 | [9] | ||||
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Wabash* |
| W 27â6 | [10] | |||
| December 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Carlisle* |
| L 6â37 | 2,000 | [11] | ||
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Coaching staff
| Coach[12] | Position | First year | Alma mater |
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| William C. "King" Cole | Head coach | 1907 | Marietta |
| Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |
Roster
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Beltzer, Oren HB | ||||||
Game summaries
Peru State
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Peru State | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 20 |
- Date: September 26
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Doane
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Doane | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 43 |
- Date: October 3
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Grinnell
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Grinnell | 5 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 20 |
- Date: October 10
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
At Minnesota
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: October 17
- Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN
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
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Haskell | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 10 |
- Date: October 24
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Iowa
Iowa State
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Nebraska | 23 | ||
| Iowa State | 17 |
- Date: November 7
- Location: Dietz Park, Omaha, NE
- Game start: 3:00 PM CT
Kansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Kansas | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 0 | 5 |
- Date: November 14
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Kansas gave Nebraska its first home loss since 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Wabash | 6 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 27 |
- Date: November 26
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 2:30 PM CT
- Game weather: Snow
Carlisle
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Carlisle | 37 | ||
| Nebraska | 6 |
- Date: December 2
- Location: Antelope Park, 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.