1908 Harvard Crimson football team

1908 Harvard Crimson football
National champion (Billingsley)
Conference Independent
1908 record 9–0–1
Head coach Percy Haughton (1st year)
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)

The 1908 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1908 college football season. The team finished with a 9–0–1 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report.[1] They outscored their opponents 132 to 8.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 30 Bowdoin* Harvard StadiumAllston, MA W 5–0  
October 3 Maine* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA W 16–0  
October 7 Bates* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA W 18–0  
October 10 Williams* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA W 10–0  
October 17 Springfield (MA)* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA W 44–0  
October 24 at Navy* Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD T 6–6  
October 31 Brown* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA W 6–2  
November 7 Carlisle* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA W 17–0  
November 14 Dartmouth* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA W 6–0  
November 21 at Yale* Yale FieldNew Haven, CT (Rivalry) W 4–0  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. 1908 Harvard University football scores and results. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on October 5, 2013.
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