1908 Drake Bulldogs football team

1908 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–2 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHaskins Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Iowa State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Drake 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Washington University 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Iowa 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

The team played its home games at Haskins Field.

Schedule

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 Iowa
W 12–6[8]
November 26Iowa State
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–12[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1908 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Saturday's Games Not Conclusive". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 5, 1908. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drake Swamps Weak Visitors: Leander Clark Offers But Little Opposition; The Score Is 45 to 0". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 11, 1908. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drake Gets But Eighteen Points: Light Coe Team Holds Drake Varsity in Good Shape". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 18, 1908. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ A. C. Gordon (October 25, 1908). "Grinnell Forced To Bow To Drake". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake Victorious Over Jayhawkers: Washburn College Defeated By Score of 6 to 0". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 1, 1908. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tiger Skin Is Greatly Rumpled But Missouri Gets The Victory, 11 to 8". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 8, 1908. p. II-4, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Old Gold Bows To Drake Again: Second Victory In Ten Years Comes To Drake". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 15, 1908. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ames Is State Champion: Defeats Drake in Best Football Game of Season". The Sioux City Journal. November 27, 1908 – via Newspapers.com.