1908 Franklin Baptists football team

1908 Franklin Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–9–1
Head coach
  • Brown
CaptainBryan (right halfback)
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kirksville Normal – 8–0–0
Miami (OH) – 7–0–0
Iowa State Normal – 5–0–0
Lincoln (MO) – 2–0–0
DePaul – 7–0–1
St. Mary's (OH) – 7–0–1
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
South Dakota State – 3–3–1
Buchtel – 3–4–0
Western State Normal – 3–4–0
Western Illinois – 2–3–1
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 1908 Franklin Baptists football team represented the Franklin College of Indiana during the 1908 college football season.[1] The Baptists lost a school record nine games (the record was tied in 1992 with another 0–9–1 season), and scored a combined 19 points, compared to their opponent's combined total of 263.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 263:00 p.m.DePauwGreencastle, INL 0–20[2]
October 2Wabash
L 0–62[3]
October 10Notre DameL 0–64[4]
October 17Earlham
L 6–16[5]
October 24ButlerFranklin, INL 0–8[6][7]
October 24IndianaCancelled [8]
October 29HanoverFranklin, INT 5–5[9][10]
MuskingumL 0–36
DaytonL 2–12
November 11HanoverMadison, INL 6–17[11]
November 14Butler
L 0–23[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Records Game by Game". September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "DePauw Opens With Win Over Franklin". The Indianapolis Star. September 27, 1908. p. 37. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wabash, 62, Franklin, 0". The Times. October 3, 1908. p. 3. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Franklin Outclassed By Notre Dame Eleven". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1908. p. 16. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Franklin Scores On Quaker Eleven". Palladium-Item. October 18, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Butler Plays Earlham". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Butler Plays Poor Game, but Wins". The Indianapolis News. October 26, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Butler And Franklin to Play Next Saturday". The Indianapolis News. October 21, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Butler Plays Earlham". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Franklin 5, Hanover, 5". The Indianapolis News. October 30, 1908. p. 19. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hanover Eleven Wins". The Indianapolis Star. November 12, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Butler In Fast One". The Indianapolis Star. November 15, 1908. p. 41. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Butler Game Saturday". The Indianapolis News. November 11, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2020.