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1908 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

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1908 Fairmount Wheatshockers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal     8 0 0
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
South Dakota State     3 3 1
Western State Normal (MI)     3 3 0
Buchtel     3 4 0
Western Illinois     2 3 1
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
Northern Illinois State     1 5 1
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

The 1908 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team was an American football team that represented Fairmount College (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Willis Bates, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 256 to 32. Its only loss was to Oklahoma.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Kansas WesleyanSalina, KSW 34–0[2]
October 10Salt City Business CollegeWichita, KSW 61–0
October 14at College of EmporiaEmporia, KSW 18–0
October 16at Kansas State NormalEmporia, KSW 30–4
October 26at Oklahoma Christian UniversityEnid, OKW 17–0[3]
October 31DruryWichita, KSW 50–0[4]
November 13WashburnWichita, KSW 25–16[5]
November 19OklahomaWichita, KSL 4–12
November 28Southwestern (KS)W 17–0

References

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  1. ^ "The Team of 1908". The Sunflower. November 28, 1908. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fairmount Wins First Game Easily". The Wichita Eagle. October 8, 1908. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fairmount Won, But By a Small Score". The Wichita Eagle. October 27, 1908. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fairmount Wins From Drury 50-0". The Wichita Eagle. November 1, 1908. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fairmount Triumphs Over Washburn College". The Wichita Eagle. November 14, 1908. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.