1908 Washington State football team

1908 Washington State football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record4–0–2 (1–0–2 Northwest)
Head coach
CaptainHerbert Wexler
Home stadiumRogers Field
1908 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 3 0 1 6 0 1
Washington State 1 0 2 4 0 2
Oregon 1 2 0 5 2 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 0 4 3 1
Whitman 1 3 0 4 5 0
Idaho 0 2 1 2 2 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1908 Washington State football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1908 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Walter Rheinschild, the team compiled an overall record of record of 4–0–2 with a mark of 1–0–2 in conference playing, placing second in the Northwest Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Cheney Normal*W 73–0[1]
October 17Spokane YMCA*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 33–0[2]
October 30Bremerton Navy*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 44–0[3]
November 7at WashingtonT 6–64,000[4]
November 14Idaho
T 4–4[5][6]
November 26Whitman
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 4–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "W.S.C. makes big score on Normal". The Spokesman-Review. October 11, 1908. Retrieved October 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "W.S.C. makes 33 against Y.M.C.A." The Spokesman-Review. October 18, 1908. Retrieved October 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W.S.C. 44, Marines 0". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 31, 1908. Retrieved October 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1908 Washington Ties Old Rival Washington State College UW WSU Apple Cup". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved October 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Score is 4 to 4". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 13, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  6. ^ "Was great battle on Rogers Field". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 14, 1908. p. 16. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Whitman beaten at Pullman". The Oregonian. November 27, 1908. Retrieved October 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.