1908 Idaho football team

The 1908 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1908 college football season. Idaho was led by second-year head coach John R. Middleton.

1908 Idaho football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record2–2–2 (0–2–1 Northwest)
Head coach
1908 Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington 3 –0 –16 –0 –1
Washington State 1 –0 –24 –0 –2
Oregon 1 –2 –05 –2 –0
Oregon Agricultural 1 –2 –04 –3 –1
Whitman 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Idaho 0 –2 –12 –2 –2
  • No official conference champion crowned

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.[1][2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10Spokane YMCA*Moscow, IDW 28–0[3][4]
October 24Bremerton Navy*Moscow, IDW 32–0[5]
October 31OregonMoscow, IDL 21–27[6][7][8]
November 6at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAL 0–11[9]
November 13at Washington State
T 4–4[10][11]
November 26at Utah*
T 0–0[1][2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Two games were played on Friday (at Whitman in Walla Walla, at Washington State in Pullman)
    and one on Thursday (at Utah in Salt Lake City on Thanksgiving)

References
  1. "Snow defeats both elevens". Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 27, 1908. p. 10.
  2. "Idaho and Utah play draw game". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). December 2, 1908. p. 1.
  3. "Idaho star players forced out of game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 10, 1908. p. 14.
  4. "Idaho shows a strong team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 12, 1908. p. 5.
  5. "Idaho takes game from Navy men". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). October 28, 1908. p. 1.
  6. "Idaho-Oregon game Saturday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1908. p. 13.
  7. "Idaho's craft; Oregon kicking". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1908. p. 13.
  8. "Oregon kickers beat Idaho, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1908. p. 11.
  9. "Whitman won game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1908. p. 5.
  10. "Score is 4 to 4". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 13, 1908. p. 6.
  11. "Was great battle on Rogers Field". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 14, 1908. p. 16.


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