1908 Springfield Training School football team

1908 Springfield Training School football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	James H. McCurdy (11th season)
Captain	William N. Howard

1908 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					11	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					9	–	0	–	1
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Dartmouth			–					6	–	1	–	1
Carlisle			–					10	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	2	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	3
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					4	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	3	–	0
Dickinson			–					5	–	4	–	0
Amherst			–					3	–	3	–	2
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	3	–	3
Wesleyan			–					3	–	4	–	2
Springfield Training School			–					3	–	4	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	3	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					4	–	6	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	2
Rutgers			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					2	–	4	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					1	–	6	–	2
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Villanova			–					1	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					1	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1908 Springfield Training School football team was an American football team that represented the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School—now known as Springfield College–as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach James H. McCurdy, Springfield compiled a record of 3–4–1.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Williston Seminary	Springfield, MA	L 0–4
October 3		at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 0–18		[2]
October 10		Connecticut	Springfield, MA	W 21–0
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–44	15,000	[3][4][5]
October 24		Worcester Tech	Springfield, MA	W 23–0
October 31		Wesleyan	Springfield, MA	W 11–0
November 7		at Army	The Plain West Point, NY	L 5–6		[6]
November 14		Massachusetts	Springfield, MA	L 5–5

References

1. "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
2. "Easy For The Tigers". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 4, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Harvard Plays Training School". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 17, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Harvard Runs Up 44 Points Against Training School". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 18, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Harvard's Play Is Fast And Sure". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 18, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Scare For Army Team". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. November 8, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .