1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1908
| team = Minnesota Golden Gophers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Conference
| short_conf = Western
| record = 3–2–1
| conf_record = 0–2
| head_coach = Henry L. Williams
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = Ney Dunn (died before the season)
| captain2 = Orren Safford
| stadium = Northrop Field
}}
{{1908 Western Conference football standings}}
The 1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1908 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–2–1 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and were outscored by all their opponents by a combined total of 50 to 32.{{cite web|title=1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 1, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1908-schedule.html}}
The 1908 season was the first season in which the Minnesota football team was outscored by its season opponents.{{cite book | last = General Alumni | title = History | pages = 110}}
Center Orren Safford was named All-Big Ten first team.{{Cite web | last = Keiser | first = Jeff | title = 2007 Media Guide | pages = 180 | year = 2007 | url = http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Lawrence Vikings|title=Lawrence}}
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 6–0
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 15–10
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-gophers-win-from-ames/171240151/|work=The Inter Ocean|title=Gophers win from Ames|date=October 11, 1908|accessdate=April 27, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–0
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chicago
| site_stadium = Marshall Field
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| score = 0–29
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Genius of Stagg Beats Gophers: Daring Tactics of Maroons Bewilder Minnesota: Northmen Routed, 29-0|newspaper=The Chicago Sunday Tribune|author=I.E. Sanborn|date=November 1, 1908|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98616548/genius-of-stagg-beats-gophers-daring/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Maroons Crush Gophers in Spectacular Struggle; Score, 29 to 0: Stagg's Warriors Trample Gophers in Defeat, 29 to 0|newspaper=The Inter Ocean|author=Frank B. Hutchinson, Jr.|date=November 1, 1908|pages=17–18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27153727/gopher-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–5
| attend = 15,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Carlisle
| site_stadium = Northrop Field
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 11–6
| attend = 15,000
}}
}}
References
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