1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1908 college football season. The Razorbacks compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 214 to 120.^[1] In February 1908, Arkansas hired Hugo Bezdek, who had played at the fullback position for Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons football teams, as athletic director and football coach.^[2] The 1908 season was Bezdek's first at the helm of the Arkansas team.

1908 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek (1st season)
Captain	Willis Nelson
Home stadium	The Hill
Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

1908 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					6	–	0	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	0	–	1
Rollins			–					4	–	0	–	1
George Washington			–					8	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma			–					8	–	1	–	1
Tulane			–					7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
The Citadel			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					9	–	2	–	1
Florida			–					5	–	2	–	1
TCU			–					6	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					4	–	2	–	0
Davidson			–					5	–	3	–	1
Baylor			–					5	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	3	–	1
Arkansas			–					5	–	4	–	0
Texas			–					5	–	4	–	0
VPI			–					5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina			–					3	–	3	–	3
Oklahoma A&M			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					3	–	4	–	1
Kendall			–					2	–	3	–	0
South Carolina			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M			–					3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	4	–	0
Maryland			–					3	–	8	–	0
Stetson			–					0	–	1	–	1
Wake Forest			–					1	–	4	–	0
Goldey College			–					0	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College			–					0	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					0	–	2	–	0
Marshall			–					0	–	6	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Haskell	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 6–0		^[3]
October 10		Ole Miss	The Hill Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	W 33–0		^[4]
October 17		at Saint Louis	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 0–24		^[5]
October 24		Henderson	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 51–0		^[6]
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma	Boyd Field Norman, OK	L 5–27		^[7]
November 2		at Texas	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–21		^[8]
November 14		Pittsburg Normal	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 42–12		^[9]
November 21		Ouachita Baptist	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 73–0		^[10]
November 26		LSU	West End Park Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 4–36	5,000	^[11]

References

1. "1908 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
2. "Hugo Bezdek Coaches Arkansas University". The Oregon Daily Journal. February 13, 1908. p. 16.
3. "Indians Lost First Game Of Season 6 To 0". Lawrence Daily World. Lawrence, Kansas. October 6, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Mississippi 0, Arkansas 33; State University eleven plays rings around University of Mississippi". The Arkansas Gazette. October 11, 1908. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Belated Rally Gives St. L. U. Easy Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 18, 1908. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Varsity Wins From Henderson, 51-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 25, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "The Sooners Won". The Topeka Daily State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. October 31, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. "Texas wins from U. of A., 21–0". The Arkansas Gazette. November 3, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kansas Beaten By Arkansas". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 15, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. "Arkansas 73 Ouachita 0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 22, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. "Louisiana Beats Arkansas 36-4". Daily Arkansas Gazette. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.