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1908 Idaho football
Conference	Northwest Conference
Record	2–2–2 (0–2–1 Northwest)
Head coach	John R. Middleton (2nd season)
Seasons← 19071909 →

1908 Northwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10	Spokane YMCA*	Moscow, ID	W 28–0
October 24	Bremerton Navy*	Moscow, ID	W 32–0
October 31	Oregon	Moscow, ID	L 21–27
November 6	at Whitman	Walla Walla, WA	L 0–11
November 13	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman WA (Battle of the Palouse)	T 4–4
November 26	at Utah*	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT	T 0–0
*Non-conference game

References

^ "Snow defeats both elevens". Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 27, 1908. p. 10.
^ "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

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