1908 Western Reserve football
The image includes players Ed Kagy, Del Wertz, Milton "Muff" Portmann, and Ursus "Doc" Portmann
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainUrsus “Doc” Portmann[1]
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
Plain Dealer article describing the Western Reserve-Ohio State football game the next day on October 18, 1908.
1908 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Kenyon 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Case 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oberlin 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Denison 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wooster 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Heidelberg 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1908 Western Reserve football team represented Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1908 college football season. The team's coach was William B. Seaman .[2] Assistant coach was Xen C. Scott.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Baldwin–Wallace*
W 29–0
October 3at Washington & Jefferson*Washington, PAW 11–0[3]
October 10at WoosterWooster, OHW 16–4
October 17at Ohio State
W 18–04,000
October 24Kenyon
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–4
October 31at Hiram*Hiram, OHW 30–0
November 7at OberlinOberlin, OHW 12–5
November 14Denison
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 11–0
November 21Heidelberg
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 54–0
November 26at Case
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 11–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Case Western Reserve".
  2. ^ "William B. Seaman". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Wash-Jeff's Downed By Western Reserve". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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