1908 Idaho football team

1908 Idaho football
1908 Idaho football
Conference	Independent
1908 record	2–2–2
Head coach	John R. Middleton (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

The 1908 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1908 college football season. Idaho was led by second-year head coach John R. Middleton, and played as an independent.

Idaho met Utah for the first time, in Salt Lake City on Thanksgiving. The field was covered by two feet (60 cm) of snow and the game was scoreless.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10	Spokane YMCA	Moscow, ID^[3]^[4]	W 28–0
October 24	Bremerton Navy	Moscow, ID ^[5]	W 32–0
October 31	Oregon	Moscow, ID ^[6]^[7]^[8]	L 21–27
November 6	at Whitman	Walla Walla, WA^[9]	L 0–11
November 13	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman WA^[10]^[11] (Battle of the Palouse)	T 4–4
November 26	at Utah	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT^[1]^[2]	T 0–0

Two games were played on Friday (at Whitman in Walla Walla, at Washington State in Pullman)
and one on Thursday (at Utah in Salt Lake City on Thanksgiving)

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Snow defeats both elevens". Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 27, 1908. p. 10.
^ ^a ^b "Idaho and Utah play draw game". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). December 2, 1908. p. 1.
^ "Idaho star players forced out of game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 10, 1908. p. 14.
^ "Idaho shows a strong team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 12, 1908. p. 5.
^ "Idaho takes game from Navy men". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). October 28, 1908. p. 1.
^ "Idaho-Oregon game Saturday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1908. p. 13.
^ "Idaho's craft; Oregon kicking". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1908. p. 13.
^ "Oregon kickers beat Idaho, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1908. p. 11.
^ "Whitman won game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1908. p. 5.
^ "Score is 4 to 4". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 13, 1908. p. 6.
^ "Was great battle on Rogers Field". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 14, 1908. p. 16.

External links[]

Gem of the Mountains: 1910 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1909) – 1908 football season
Go Mighty Vandals – 1908 football season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1908 editions

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[sdfbel-1] "Snow defeats both elevens". Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 27, 1908. p. 10.

[drgame-2] "Idaho and Utah play draw game". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). December 2, 1908. p. 1.

[ispfoog-3] "Idaho star players forced out of game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 10, 1908. p. 14.

[isastm-4] "Idaho shows a strong team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 12, 1908. p. 5.

[itgmnm-5] "Idaho takes game from Navy men". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). October 28, 1908. p. 1.

[iogsat-6] "Idaho-Oregon game Saturday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1908. p. 13.

[icokkg-7] "Idaho's craft; Oregon kicking". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1908. p. 13.

[okbid-8] "Oregon kickers beat Idaho, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1908. p. 11.

[wwgm-9] "Whitman won game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1908. p. 5.

[si4t4-10] "Score is 4 to 4". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 13, 1908. p. 6.

[wgborf-11] "Was great battle on Rogers Field". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 14, 1908. p. 16.

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v t Idaho Vandals football
Venues	MacLean Field (1914–1936) Neale Stadium (1937–1968) Rogers Field (1969–1970) Joe Albi Stadium (1971) Kibbie Dome (1971–present) Martin Stadium (1999–2001)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Boise State (Governor's Trophy) Gonzaga (defunct) Idaho State (Battle of the Domes) Montana (Little Brown Stein) Washington State (Battle of the Palouse)
Culture and lore	History Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
Seasons	1896 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1908 Idaho football team

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1908 Western college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Arizona		–		5	–	0	–	0
Washington		–		6	–	0	–	1
New Mexico		–		5	–	1	–	0
Washington State		–		4	–	0	–	2
Oregon		–		5	–	2	–	0
USC		–		3	–	1	–	1
New Mexico A&M		–		4	–	2	–	0
Utah Agricultural		–		4	–	2	–	0
Utah		–		3	–	2	–	1
Oregon Agricultural		–		4	–	3	–	0
Idaho		–		2	–	2	–	2
Montana		–		1	–	2	–	1
Wyoming		–		1	–	2	–	0