1908 Buchtel football team

1908 Buchtel football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
CaptainFred Fuchs
Home stadiumLakeside park, Nollan's field
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
Lincoln (MO)   –   2 – 0 – 0
DePaul   –   7 – 0 – 1
St. Mary's (OH)   –   7 – 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
  –   3 – 4 – 0
Western State Normal   –   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 Buchtel football team represented Buchtel College—now known as the University of Akron—as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by Dwight Bradley in his first and only season as head coach, Butchel compiled a record of 3–4. The team played home games at Lakeside park and Nollan's field in Akron, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Wooster
L 0–16[1][2]
October 3at Pittsburgh Lyceum
L 0–362,000[3][4]
October 17at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 5–9[5]
October 24at Hiram
L 0–4[6]
October 31Bethany (WV)
  • Lakeside park
  • Akron, OH
W 11–10 (or L 5–10)[7]
November 4Hiram
  • Nollan's field
  • Akron, OH
W 10–0[8]
November 20Findlay
  • Nollan's field
  • Akron, OH
W 6–5300[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Buchtel Easy For Wooster". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. September 27, 1908. p. 4C. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Wooster Could Only Make One Touchdown On Butchel". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 28, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Buchtel Easy For Lyceum". The Pittsburgh Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1908. p. 6, section 3. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Buchtel Plays Well Against Former Canton And Massillon Men". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 5, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Buchtel Gives Mount Union Battle". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. October 18, 1908. p. 3C. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Failure To Punt Loses For Buchtel at Hiram". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 26, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Butchel Loses To Bethany Through Queer Rulings". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 2, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Butchel Takes Game From Rivals". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 5, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Butchel Takes Final Foot Ball Contest". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 21, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "2020 Akron FB Media Guide Complete (PDF)" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 170. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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