1908 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1908 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference, Western Conference
Record2–5 (0–4 MVC, 0–1 Western)
Head coach
Captain Carroll N. Kirk
Home stadium Iowa Field
Seasons
←  1907
1909  →
1908 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Nebraska 2 –1 –07 –2 –1
Iowa State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0
Missouri 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Drake 1 –2 –05 –2 –0
Washington University 0 –2 –04 –4 –1
Iowa 0 –4 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1908 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chicago $ 5 –0 –05 –0 –1
Illinois 4 –1 –05 –1 –1
Wisconsin 2 –1 –05 –1 –0
Indiana 1 –3 –02 –4 –0
Purdue 1 –3 –04 –3 –0
Iowa 0 –1 –02 –5 –0
Minnesota 0 –2 –03 –2 –1
Northwestern 0 –2 –02 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1908 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of both the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and the Western Conference during the 1908 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Mark Catlin Sr., the Hawkeyes compiled a 2–5 record. [1] They placed last in the MVC with a 0–4 record in MVC games, and sixth in the Western Conference with a 0–1 record against its lone Western Conference opponent, Illinois. Halfback Carroll N. Kirk was the team captain. [2] [3] The team played home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

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On October 2, 1908, the Hawkeyes opened their season with a 92–0 victory over Coe. Charles Hazard scored four touchdowns, and Carroll Kirk led the scoring with three touchdowns, a dropkick, and seven extra points. [4] At the time, it was the largest margin of victory in Iowa football history. It remains the second-largest margin, exceeded only by a 95–0 victory in 1914. [5] After a strong showing in the opener, the Hawkeyes lost five of their six remaining games, including losses to Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, and Kansas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10 Coe *
W 92–0 [4] [6]
October 17at Missouri
L 5–10 [7]
October 24at Morningside * Sioux City, IA W 16–0 [8] [9]
October 31 Nebraska
L 8–11 [10] [11]
November 7at Illinois
L 0–22 [12]
November 14 Drake
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–12 [13]
November 21 Kansas
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 5–10 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

Captain Kirk Carroll "Chick" Kirk.png
Captain Kirk
"Peck" Hazard Charles "Peck" Hazard.png
"Peck" Hazard

The following 13 players received varsity letters for their participation on the 1908 team:

[15] [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 238.
  2. 1 2 "Kirk Is Captain". Times-Republican. Marshalltown, Iowa. December 6, 1907. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ 2022 Iowa Media Guide, p. 220.
  4. 1 2 "Figures Show 92 to 0: Iowa Runs Up a Farily Large Score in First Game". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 11, 1908. p. 2 (second section) – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ 2022 Iowa Media Guide, p. 128.
  6. ↑ "Iowa runs ninety-two points on Coe". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 11, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Iowa is loser to Missouri". The Minneapolis Journal. October 18, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Iowa wins in a sea of mud". The Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Now For Nebraska: Iowa Will Get Ready for Big Game Next Saturday". The Daily Times. October 28, 1998. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Nebraska Beats Hawkeyes 11 to 8: Kirk Unconscious and Taken to the Hospital; Carberry Is Knocked Out". The Register and Leader. Des Moines, Iowa. November 1, 1908. p. 2 (second section) – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Nebraska 11, Iowa 8; Cornhuskers win hard fought game at Iowa City". The Daily Nonpareil. November 1, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Illinois swamps Iowans". The Inter Ocean. November 8, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Old Gold Bows To Drake Again: Second Victory In Ten Years Comes To Drake". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 15, 1908. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Kansas shows Nebraska victory was no fluke; Defeats Iowa by score of 10 to 5". The Wichita Eagle. November 22, 1908. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Sets Date for Its Meet". The Des Moines Register. December 11, 1908. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide.


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