1908 Western Reserve football team

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.

1908 Western Reserve football
The image includes players Ed Kagy, Del Wertz, Milton "Muff" Portmann, and Ursus "Doc" Portmann
OAC champion
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach	William B. Seaman (3rd season)
Captain	Ursus “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

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Baldwin–Wallace*	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 29–0
October 3	at Washington & Jefferson*	Washington, PA	W 11–0		^[3]
October 10	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	W 16–4
October 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 18–0	4,000
October 24	Kenyon	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	L 0–4
October 31	at Hiram*	Hiram, OH	W 30–0
November 7	at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	W 12–5
November 14	Denison	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 11–0
November 21	Heidelberg	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 54–0
November 26	at 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  .