| 1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Antelope Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.
This was the final year Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field. Following the 1908 season, the university constructed Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built. Nebraska's all-time record at Antelope Field was 56–8–2.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 26 | Peru Normal* |
| W 20–0 | ||||
| October 3 | Doane* |
| W 43–0 | ||||
| October 10 | Grinnell* |
| W 20–5 | ||||
| October 17 | at Minnesota* | T 0–0 | 12,000 | ||||
| October 24 | Haskell* |
| W 10–0 | ||||
| October 31 | at Iowa* | W 11–8 | |||||
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Iowa State |
| W 23–17 | |||
| November 14 | Kansas |
| L 5–20 | ||||
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Wabash* |
| W 27–6 | |||
| December 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Carlisle* |
| L 6–37 | 2,000 | ||
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Coaching staff
| Coach | 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
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Doane
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Grinnell
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At Minnesota
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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
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Iowa
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Iowa State
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Kansas
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Kansas ended Nebraska's 11-game home winning streak, NU's first loss at Antelope Field since falling to KU in 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
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Carlisle
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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.
References
- "1908 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- "Nebraska Football 1908 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ "1908 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.