1908 Saint Louis Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHandlan's Park, Sportsman's Park
Seasons
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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 Saint Louis Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Eddie Cochems, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 36.[1] The team played its home games at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Shurtleff
W 17–0[2]
October 33:00 p.m.Missouri Mines
W 17–01,500[3][4]
October 10Cape Girardeau Normal
W 45–0[5]
October 17Arkansas
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 24–0[6]
October 24at WabashCrawfordsville, INW 4–0
October 313:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–1312,000[7][8]
November 7Sewanee
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
T 6–6[9]
November 14at CreightonOmaha,NEW 6–0
November 19at Carleton (MO)Farmington, MOT 0–0[10][11]
November 262:00 p.m.Carlisle
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–17[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "1908 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cochems Eleven Has First Tryout of the Season in a Game with Shurtleff College at Alton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 27, 1908. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Washington and St. Louis Will Begin Regular Schedules To-Day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 3, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "St. Louis University Defeats Rolla, 17 to 0, in Hard Battle". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 4, 1908. p. 1, sporting section. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "St. L. U. Runs Over Normal Eleven, 45-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 11, 1908. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Belated Rally Gives St. L. U. Easy Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 18, 1908. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Football Schedule". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 31, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Banburg's Eleven Invade Missouri Ansd Take St. Louis Varsity by Storm". Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved March 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "St. Louis baffled by Sewanee attack". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 8, 1908. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "St. Louis and Carleton Battle Without Result at Farmington". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 20, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Cochems Pleased With Game Against Carleton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 20, 1908. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "St. Louis University Tackles Indians At Sportsman's Park This Afternoon". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 26, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Carlisle Team's Unity in Game Gave It Victory Over St. Louis Though the Latter Was Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1908. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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