1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainWillis Nelson
Home stadiumThe Hill
1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial – 6–0–0
Virginia – 7–0–1
Rollins – 4–0–1
George Washington – 8–1–1
Oklahoma – 8–1–1
Tulane – 7–1–0
North Carolina A&M – 6–1–0
The Citadel – 4–1–1
Navy – 9–2–1
Florida – 5–2–1
TCU – 6–3–0
VMI – 4–2–0
Davidson – 5–3–1
Baylor – 5–3–0
West Virginia – 5–3–0
Kentucky State – 4–3–0
Louisiana Industrial – 4–3–1
Arkansas – 5–4–0
Texas – 5–4–0
VPI – 5–4–0
Arkansas State Normal – 3–3–0
Chattanooga – 4–4–0
North Carolina – 3–3–3
Oklahoma A&M – 4–4–0
Delaware – 3–4–1
Kendall – 2–3–0
South Carolina – 3–5–1
Texas A&M – 3–5–0
Georgetown – 2–4–1
Howard (AL) – 2–4–0
Maryland – 3–8–0
Birmingham – 0–3–3
Stetson – 0–1–1
Wake Forest – 1–4–0
Goldey College – 0–2–1
Mississippi College – 0–1–0
Southwest Texas State – 0–2–0
Marshall – 0–6–0

The 1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1908 college football season. The Razorbacks compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 214 to 120.[1] In February 1908, Arkansas hired Hugo Bezdek, who had played at the fullback position for Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons football teams, as athletic director and football coach.[2] The 1908 season was Bezdek's first at the helm of the Arkansas team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3HaskellW 6–0[3]
October 10Ole Miss
W 33–0[4]
October 17at Saint LouisL 0–24[5]
October 24Henderson
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 51–0[6]
October 304:00 p.m.at OklahomaL 5–27[7]
November 2at TexasL 0–21[8]
November 14Pittsburg Normal
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 42–12[9]
November 21Ouachita
  • The Hill
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 73–0[10]
November 26LSUL 4–365,000[11]

References

  1. ↑ "1908 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hugo Bezdek Coaches Arkansas University". The Oregon Daily Journal. February 13, 1908. p. 16.
  3. ↑ "Indians Lost First Game Of Season 6 To 0". Lawrence Daily World. Lawrence, Kansas. October 6, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Mississippi 0, Arkansas 33; State University eleven plays rings around University of Mississippi". The Arkansas Gazette. October 11, 1908. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Belated Rally Gives St. L. U. Easy Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 18, 1908. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Varsity Wins From Henderson, 51-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 25, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "The Sooners Won". The Topeka Daily State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. October 31, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Texas wins from U. of A., 21–0". The Arkansas Gazette. November 3, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kansas Beaten By Arkansas". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 15, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Arkansas 73 Ouachita 0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 22, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Louisiana Beats Arkansas 36-4". Daily Arkansas Gazette. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon