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1908 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference, Western Conference
Record2–5 (0–4 MVC, 0–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Kirk
Home stadium Iowa Field
Seasons
←  1907
1909 →
1908 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas $ 4 0 0 9 0 0
Nebraska 2 1 0 7 2 1
Iowa State 2 1 0 6 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0 6 2 0
Drake 1 2 0 5 2 0
Washington University 0 2 0 4 4 1
Iowa 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and the Western Conference during the 1908 college football season. Led by Mark Catlin Sr. in his third and final season as head coach, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 2–5 with a mark of 0–4 in MVC play, placing last of seven teams in the MVC. Iowa was 0–1 against Western Conference opponents, finishing sixth in that conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10 Coe*W 92–0
October 17at MissouriL 5–10
October 24at Morningside* Sioux City, IAW 16–0
October 31 Nebraska
L 8–11
November 7at IllinoisL 0–22
November 14 Drake
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–12 [1]
November 21 Kansas
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 5–10
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Old Gold Bows To Drake Again: Second Victory In Ten Years Comes To Drake". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 15, 1908. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.