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1908 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1908 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record5–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainHarlan Rogers
Home stadiumRandall Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 5 0 0 5 0 1
Illinois 4 1 0 5 1 1
Wisconsin 2 1 0 5 1 0
Indiana 1 3 0 2 4 0
Purdue 1 3 0 4 3 0
Iowa 0 1 0 2 5 0
Minnesota 0 2 0 3 2 1
Northwestern 0 2 0 2 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

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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

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  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.