1908 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1908 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record5–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainHarlan Rogers
Home stadiumRandall Field
1908 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chicago $5–0–05–0–1
Illinois4–1–05–1–1
Wisconsin2–1–05–1–0
Indiana1–3–02–4–0
Purdue1–3–04–3–0
Iowa0–1–02–5–0
Minnesota0–2–03–2–1
Northwestern0–2–02–2–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1908 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Western Conference during the 1908 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Thomas A. Barry, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Western Conference. The team's captain was Harlan Rogers.[1] The final game of the season was the first homecoming game in program history. The Badgers were defeated, 18–12, by the Chicago Maroons.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Lawrence*W 35–0
October 17at Indiana
W 16–0
October 24vs. Wisconsin freshmen
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 24–15
October 31Marquette
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 9–6
November 7at MinnesotaW 5–015,000
November 21Chicagodagger
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 12–18[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ Walter Eckersall (November 22, 1908). "Wisconsin a Worthy Foe: Badgers Display Unlooked For Ability Says Eckersall". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Frank B. Hutchinson, Jr. (November 22, 1908). "Maroons Win From Badgers and Land Title of the West". The Inter Ocean. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.