1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainWillis Nelson
Home stadiumThe Hill
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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.

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

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