1908 Wabash Little Giants football team

The 1908 Wabash Little Giants football team represented Wabash College during the 1908 college football season.[1] In Ralph Jones's first season as head coach, the Little Giants compiled a 2–6 record, but still managed to outscore their opponents 95 to 65, thanks to a 62–0 blowout of Franklin in the season opener, and a plethora of close losses against Rose Polytechnic, St. Louis, Michigan Agricultural, Miami (OH), and Notre Dame, all of which were one score games.

1908 Wabash Little Giants football
Conference	Independent
Head coach	Ralph Jones (1st season)
Home stadium	Ingalls Field

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

Wabash's most notable and impressive contest was against Notre Dame, when the Little Giant's held the 8–1 Fighting Irish to 8 points and scored 4 of their own, the best showing put up against the team besides Michigan. The Little Giant's also held an undefeated Michigan Agricultural and Miami of Ohio to 6 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Franklin	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 62–0		[2]
October 17	Rose Polytechnic	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	L 11–14		[3]
October 24	St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	L 0–4		[4]
October 31	Michigan Agricultural	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 0–6		[5]
November 7	Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–6		[6]
November 13	Notre Dame	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	L 4–8		[7]
November 20	DePauw	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 12–0	500+	[8]
November 26	Nebraska	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	L 6–27		[9]

References

1. "Wabash Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
2. "Wabash, 62, Franklin, 0". The Times. 1908-10-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
3. "Little Giants Defeated". The Star Press. 1908-10-18. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
4. "St. Louis Defeats Wabash". Herald and Review. 1908-10-25. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
5. "M. A. C. Beas Wabash". The News-Palladium. 1908-11-02. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
6. "Wabash In Tight One". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-11-08. p. 41. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
7. "Notre Dame Kick's Beat Wabash 8 To 4". The South Bend Tribune. 1908-11-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
8. "Straight Football Gives Wabash Game". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-11-21. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
9. "Wabash Is Crushed". The Indianapolis Star. 1908-11-27. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-20.