1908 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1908 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Frank Kyle (1st season)
Captain	Ike Knox
Seasons ←  1907 1909  →

1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
LSU +	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Auburn +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Alabama	1	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Sewanee	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	1	–	3
Mississippi A&M	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Nashville			–							–
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1908 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1908 college football season.

Commenting on the game between Vanderbilt and Ole Miss which he officiated, Grantland Rice called captain Ike Knox, "a sensation in light hair, broad shoulders and stocky frame that gave both the Commodore offense and defense a shock that will not soon be forgotten." Rice continued: "Time and again, as a Commodore back would start down the field, the gorilla-like arms of the demon Knox would encircle his frame and said runner wasn’t only checked, but more often still, literally hurled yards towards his own goal line." In another article Rice wrote that only the mediocrity of his team kept Knox from being regionally and nationally famous: "If Knox has been upon a Vanderbilt, Sewanee or Auburn eleven he would more than likely have been hailed as one of the greatest halfbacks of the decade." ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3		Memphis University School *	Oxford, MS	W 30–0	[2]
October 10		at Arkansas *	The Hill Fayetteville, AK (rivalry)	L 0–33	[3]
October 17	3:00 p.m.	vs. Cape Girardeau Normal *	Edgewood Park Memphis, TN	W 17–0	[4]
October 24		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–29	[5]
October 29		at Mississippi College *	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS	W 41–0	[6]
October 31		at Tulane *	Pelican Park New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–10	[7]
November 10		Southwestern Presbyterian *	Oxford, MS	L 5–9	[8]
November 26		vs. Mississippi A&M	Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 6–44	[9]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "I. C. 'Ike' Knox". Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
2. "U of M too heavy; Memphis University School eleven beaten 30 to 0 in opening clash". The Commercial Appeal. October 5, 1908. Retrieved February 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mississippi 0, Arkansas 33; State University eleven plays rings around University of Mississippi". The Arkansas Gazette. October 11, 1908. Retrieved February 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rah Rah Boys Are In Town". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. October 17, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Vanderbilt victorious; Defeats Mississippi by score of 29 to 0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1908. Retrieved February 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Clinton was very easy; University team won signal victory at Fair Grounds". Jackson Daily News. October 30, 1908. Retrieved July 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tulane defeats Mississippi by score of 10 to 0". The Daily Democrat. November 1, 1908. Retrieved March 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mississippi beaten 9–5". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1908. Retrieved February 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cadets march over Varsity". The Commercial Appeal. November 27, 1908. Retrieved February 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "1908 Ole Miss Football Schedule". saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.