1908 Western Reserve football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1908
| team = Western Reserve
| sport = football
| image = Western Reserve football 1908 William Seaman.png
| image_size = 285
| caption = The image includes players Ed Kagy, Del Wertz, Milton "Muff" Portmann, and Ursus "Doc" Portmann
| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference
| short_conf = OAC
| record = 9–1
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = William B. Seaman
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Ursus “Doc” Portmann{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.case.edu/sports/spartan_club/bios/portmann_ursus?view=bio|title=Case Western Reserve}}
| stadium =
| champion = OAC champion
}}
file:Western reserve v ohio state football chronicle 1908.png article describing the Western Reserve-Ohio State football game the next day on October 18, 1908]]
{{1908 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1908 Western Reserve football team represented Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1908 college football season. The team's coach was William B. Seaman .{{Cite web|url=http://www.case.edu/its/archives/Coaches/seaman_william.htm|title=William B. Seaman|website=Case Western Reserve University|access-date=2016-08-15}} Assistant coach was Xen C. Scott.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}
| site_stadium = Van Horn Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 29–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Washington & Jefferson
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Washington, PA
| score = 11–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Wash-Jeff's Downed By Western Reserve |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85506493/pittsburgh-daily-post/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Sunday Post |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 4, 1908 |page=13 |access-date=September 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Wooster Presbyterians|title=Wooster}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Wooster, OH
| score = 16–4
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Field
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 18–0
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Kenyon Lords|title=Kenyon}}
| site_stadium = Van Horn Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 0–4
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Hiram Terriers|title=Hiram}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Hiram, OH
| score = 30–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Oberlin Yeomen|title=Oberlin}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Oberlin, OH
| score = 12–5
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Denison Big Red|title=Denison}}
| site_stadium = Van Horn Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 11–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Heidelberg|title=Heidelberg}}
| site_stadium = Van Horn Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 54–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Case|title=Case}}
| site_stadium = Van Horn Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 11–7
}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Case Western Reserve Spartans football navbox}}
Category:Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons
Category:Ohio Athletic Conference football champion seasons
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