1908 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record5–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainHarlan Rogers
Home stadiumRandall Field
1908 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chicago $ 5 0 05 0 1
Illinois 4 1 05 1 1
Wisconsin 2 1 05 1 0
Indiana 1 3 02 4 0
Purdue 1 3 04 3 0
Iowa 0 1 02 5 0
Minnesota 0 2 03 2 1
Northwestern 0 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.


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