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1908 Oregon Webfoots football team

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1908 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record5–2 (1–2 Northwest)
Head coach
CaptainFred Moullen
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
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 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1908 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Robert Forbes, the Webfoots comiled an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Northwest Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 17vs. Oregon alumni*W 4–0
October 24vs. Willamette*W 15–0
October 31at IdahoMoscow, IDW 27–21[2][3][4]
November 7Whitworth*L 10–16[5]
November 14Washington
L 0–151,000[6]
November 21vs. Oregon Agricultural CollegeW 8–0[7]
November 26at Multnomah Athletic Club*
  • Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR
W 10–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ * McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
  2. ^ "Idaho-Oregon game Saturday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1908. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Idaho's craft; Oregon kicking". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1908. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Oregon kickers beat Idaho, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1908. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Oregon eleven loses". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 8, 1908. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Oregon loses to Washington, fifteen to 0". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). November 14, 1908. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Oregon stings big O.A.C. team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 22, 1908.
  8. ^ "Oregon wins from Multnomah ten to nothing". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). November 26, 1908. p. 1.
  9. ^ "1908 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 55. Retrieved September 1, 2023.