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1908 Arizona football team

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1908 Arizona football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
CaptainRoderick Deann Burnham
Seasons
← 1905
1909 →
1908 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona     5 0 0
New Mexico     5 1 0
USC     3 1 1
New Mexico A&M     4 2 0
Utah Agricultural     4 2 0
Utah     4 2 1
Montana     1 2 1
Wyoming     1 2 0

The 1908 Arizona football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first season under head coach H. B. Galbraith, the tean compiled a 5–0 record, shut out four of five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 136 to 6. The team captain was Roderick Deann Burnham.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 31Tucson Indian SchoolTucson, Arizona TerritoryW 27–0[2]
November 14Tucson Indian SchoolTucson, Arizona TerritoryW 43–0
November 21Tucson Athletic Club
  • Elysian Grove
  • Tucson, Arizona Territory
W 36–0[3]
Tucson Indian SchoolTucson, Arizona TerritoryW 20–0
November 26at New Mexico
W 10–52,000[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "University Won Game From The Indians". The Arizona Daily Star. November 1, 1908. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Football Contest at Elysian Grove Today". The Arizona Daily Star. November 21, 1908. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Arizona Is Victorious in Hard Fought Battle". Albuquerque Morning Journal. November 27, 1908. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.