1908 Franklin Baptists football team

The 1908 Franklin Baptists football team represented the Franklin College of Indiana during the 1908 college football season.[1] The Baptists lost a school record nine games (the record was tied in 1992 with another 0–9–1 season), and scored a combined 19 points, compared to their opponent's combined total of 263.

1908 Franklin Baptists football
Conference	Independent
1908 record	3–4
Head coach	Brown
Captain	Bryan (right halfback)

1908 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	0	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					7	–	0	–	1
DePaul			–					6	–	0	–	1
Butler			–					5	–	0	–	1
Ohio Northern			–					9	–	1	–	0
Fairmount			–					8	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					6	–	0	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	1	–	1
Saint Louis			–					6	–	2	–	2
Kansas State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan			–					5	–	2	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	2	–	1
St. Viator			–					5	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Mount Union			–					5	–	4	–	1
Doane			–					4	–	4	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buchtel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carthage			–					2	–	3	–	0
Haskell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wittenberg			–					3	–	5	–	1
Ohio			–					3	–	5	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					2	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	4	–	1
Wabash			–					2	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Heidelberg			–					1	–	6	–	0
Franklin			–					0	–	9	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	2	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					0	–	4	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	3:00 p.m.	DePauw	Greencastle, IN	L 0–20	[2]
October 2		Wabash	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	L 0–62	[3]
October 10		Notre Dame	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	L 0–64	[4]
October 17		Earlham	Reid Field Richmond, IN	L 6–16	[5]
October 24		Butler	Franklin, IN	L 0–8	[6][7]
October 24		Indiana		Cancelled	[8]
October 29		Hanover	Franklin, IN	T 5–5	[9][10]
		Muskingum		L 0–36
		Dayton		L 2–12
November 11		Hanover	Madison, IN	L 6–17	[11]
November 14		Butler	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	L 0–23	[12][13]

References

1. "Team Records Game by Game". web.archive.org. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
2. "DePauw Opens With Win Over Franklin". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-09-27. p. 37. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
3. "Wabash, 62, Franklin, 0". The Times. 1908-10-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
4. "Franklin Outclassed By Notre Dame Eleven". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-10-11. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
5. "Franklin Scores On Quaker Eleven". Palladium-Item. 1908-10-18. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
6. "Butler Plays Earlham". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-10-31. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
7. "Butler Plays Poor Game, but Wins". The Indianapolis News. 1908-10-26. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
8. "Butler And Franklin to Play Next Saturday". The Indianapolis News. 1908-10-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
9. "Butler Plays Earlham". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-10-31. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
10. "Franklin 5, Hanover, 5". The Indianapolis News. 1908-10-30. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
11. "Hanover Eleven Wins". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-11-12. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
12. "Butler In Fast One". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-11-15. p. 41. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
13. "Butler Game Saturday". The Indianapolis News. 1908-11-11. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-06-25.