1908 Washington University football team
American college football season
1908 Washington University football | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 4–4–1 (0–2 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Francis Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington University | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1908 Washington University Pikers football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1908 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank Cayou, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the MVC. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 3 | 2:15 p.m. | Carleton College (MO)* |
| T 0–0 | [1][2] | |
October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Shurtleff* |
| W 24–6 | [3][4] | |
October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Knox* |
| W 12–6 | [5][6] | |
October 24 | at Kansas |
| L 0–10 | [7] | ||
October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | Rose Polytechnic* |
| W 11–6 | [8][9] | |
November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Millikin* |
| W 16–0 | [10][11][12] | |
November 14 | at Missouri | L 0–40 | [13] | |||
November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt* |
| L 0–28 | 6,000 | [14][15] |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulane* |
| L 0–11 | [16][17][18] | |
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References
- ^ "Washington and St. Louis Will Begin Regular Schedules To-Day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 3, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Fumbles Cost Cayou's Victory Over Carleton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 4, 1908. p. 2S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Strong Syracuse Team May Defeat Carlisle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 10, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Washington U. Eleven Makes Better Showing". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 11, 1908. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Knox to Tackle Cayou's Braves". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 17, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Knox Team Succumbs to Washington's Attack". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 18, 1908. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Cayou's Team Beaten Down On Icy Field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 25, 1908. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Football Schedule". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 31, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Washington University Gains Victory Over Rose Poly, 11 to 6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 1, 1908. p. 1, part 4. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Cayou's Tribe Should Have Little Trouble With Millikin". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 7, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "W. U. Scores With Ease". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 8, 1908. p. 1, part 4. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Washington Wins but Disappoints Admirers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 8, 1908. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Missouri's Open Playing Too Fast For Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 15, 1908. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Cayou's Eleven In Shape For Great Battle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 21, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Washington U. Beaten by the Forward Pass". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 22, 1908. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "To Close Season". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 26, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tulane Is Victorious". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 27, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Washington loses, 11–0; Tulane University defeats Myrtle and Maroon in New Orleans game". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 27, 1908. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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