1908 Franklin Baptists football team

1908 Franklin Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–9–1
Head coach
  • Brown
CaptainBryan (right halfback)
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
Lincoln (MO)   –   2 – 0 – 0
DePaul   –   7 – 0 – 1
St. Mary's (OH)   –   7 – 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
Buchtel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Western State Normal   –   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

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.

Schedule

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

  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.