1908 Franklin Baptists football team

The 1908 Franklin Baptists football team represented the Franklin College of Indiana during the 1908 college football season.[1] The Baptists lost a school record nine games (the record was tied in 1992 with another 0–9–1 season), and scored a combined 19 points, compared to their opponent's combined total of 263.

1908 Franklin Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–9–1
Head coach
  • Brown
CaptainBryan (right halfback)
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal     8 0 0
Miami (OH)     7 0 0
Iowa State Normal     5 0 0
St. Mary's (OH)     7 0 1
DePaul     6 0 1
Butler     5 0 1
Ohio Northern     9 1 0
Fairmount     8 1 0
Notre Dame     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     6 0 2
Lake Forest     4 1 1
Saint Louis     6 2 2
Kansas State     6 2 0
Michigan     5 2 1
Marquette     4 2 1
St. Viator     5 3 0
Central Michigan     4 3 0
Mount Union     5 4 1
Doane     4 4 0
South Dakota State     3 3 1
Western State Normal (MI)     3 3 0
Buchtel     3 4 0
Western Illinois     2 3 1
Carthage     2 3 0
Haskell     3 5 1
Wittenberg     3 5 1
Ohio     3 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 0
Cincinnati     1 4 1
Wabash     2 6 0
Northern Illinois State     1 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 4 0
Heidelberg     1 6 0
Franklin     0 9 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 2 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 263:00 p.m.DePauwGreencastle, INL 0–20[2]
October 2Wabash
L 0–62[3]
October 10Notre DameL 0–64[4]
October 17Earlham
L 6–16[5]
October 24ButlerFranklin, INL 0–8[6][7]
October 24IndianaCancelled [8]
October 29HanoverFranklin, INT 5–5[9][10]
MuskingumL 0–36
DaytonL 2–12
November 11HanoverMadison, INL 6–17[11]
November 14Butler
L 0–23[12][13]

References edit

  1. ^ "Team Records Game by Game". September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "DePauw Opens With Win Over Franklin". The Indianapolis Star. September 27, 1908. p. 37. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wabash, 62, Franklin, 0". The Times. October 3, 1908. p. 3. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Franklin Outclassed By Notre Dame Eleven". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1908. p. 16. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Franklin Scores On Quaker Eleven". Palladium-Item. October 18, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Butler Plays Earlham". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Butler Plays Poor Game, but Wins". The Indianapolis News. October 26, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Butler And Franklin to Play Next Saturday". The Indianapolis News. October 21, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Butler Plays Earlham". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Franklin 5, Hanover, 5". The Indianapolis News. October 30, 1908. p. 19. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Hanover Eleven Wins". The Indianapolis Star. November 12, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Butler In Fast One". The Indianapolis Star. November 15, 1908. p. 41. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Butler Game Saturday". The Indianapolis News. November 11, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2020.