1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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.

1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainWillis Nelson
Home stadiumThe Hill
1908 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
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
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

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 Baptist
  • 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 .
  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 .
  7. "The Sooners Won". The Topeka Daily State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. October 31, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 via Newspapers.com .
  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 .
  10. "Arkansas 73 Ouachita 0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 22, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 via Newspapers.com .
  11. "Louisiana Beats Arkansas 36-4". Daily Arkansas Gazette. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2016 via Newspapers.com.


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