1908 Haskell Indians football team

The 1908 Haskell Indians football team was a notable American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first season under head coach John R. Bender, Haskell compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 79 to 65.[1]

1908 Haskell Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH)    7 0 0
Iowa State Normal    5 0 0
St. Mary's (OH)    7 0 1
DePaul    6 0 1
Butler    5 0 1
Ohio Northern    9 1 0
Fairmount    8 1 0
Notre Dame    8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural    6 0 2
Lake Forest    4 1 1
Saint Louis    6 2 2
Kansas State    6 2 0
Michigan    5 2 1
Marquette    4 2 1
St. Viator    5 3 0
Central Michigan    4 3 0
Mount Union    5 4 1
Doane    4 4 0
Western State Normal (MI)    3 3 0
Buchtel    3 4 0
Carthage    2 3 0
Haskell    3 5 1
Wittenberg    3 5 1
Ohio    3 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural    2 3 0
Cincinnati    1 4 1
Wabash    2 6 0
Northern Illinois State    1 5 1
Michigan State Normal    1 4 0
Heidelberg    1 6 0
Franklin    0 9 1
Baldwin–Wallace    0 2 0
Chicago P&S    0 4 0

The teams played games against five teams that now play in Power Five conferences: a victory over Texas A&M and losses to Arkansas, Nebraska, LSU, and Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at ArkansasL 0–6
October 63:00 p.m.at Drury
W 4–0[2][3]
October 173:30 p.m.at WashburnTopeka, KSL 4–11[4][5]
October 24at Nebraska
L 0–10
October 31at St. Mary's (KS)St. Marys, KSW 16–0[6]
November 13at Texas A&MCollege Station, TXW 23–0
November 163:30 p.m.vs. LSUL 0–333,000[7][8]
November 20at AlabamaL 8–9[9]
November 26at Creighton
T 10–10[10]

References

  1. "1908 Haskell Indians Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. "Redskins Play Today". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Missouri. October 6, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Drury Loses To Haskell By The Score Of 4 To 0". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Missouri. October 7, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Washburn=Haskell Game Here Today". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. October 17, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Wearers Of Blue Routed The Indians". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. October 18, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Haskell Indians Win From St. Marys". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 1, 1908. p. 45. Retrieved March 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Haskell Lost Second Game of Their Trip". Lawrence Daily World. November 17, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "Tigers Trounce Redmen Thirty-Two To Nothing". The Times-Democrat. November 17, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved May 8, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. "Crimson-White triumphs over Haskell Indians". Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette. November 21, 1908. Retrieved February 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Redskins And Creighton Tie". Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 27, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved March 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.


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