Results in Spalding’s guides, 1908-1921

Name: Results in Spalding's guides, 1908-1921
Creator: Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide (Internet Archive)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Each game the teams’ records in Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide report for the 1908-1914 and 1917-1921 seasons (the guides of 1909-1915 and 1918-1922 on the Internet Archive), as printed: the record’s team and its score first, no dates or sites. Read from the scans’ OCR text; where a guide has several scans, the score most of them read. records is 2 when the opponent’s record lists the game too. Where it is one of our games, our score is beside it and evidence says how the two stand (dispute 1: both teams’ records, or two scans of one, give another score than ours; ours isn’t changed). An opponent we can’t name is as the OCR reads it.

8,301 rows, 1908–⁠1921. Source: Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide (Internet Archive) (public domain). On the site: Game pages.

8,301 rows, page 1 of 167. Click a column to sort.

result	season	guide year	item	team	opponent	team name	opponent name	team pts	opponent pts	records	records agree	reads	printed	game	our team pts	our opponent pts	sp home pts	sp away pts	evidence	dispute
1	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Adrian	Albion	Adrian	Albion	0	0	1		1	ADRIAN (MICH.) COLLEGE: 0— Albion College 0							0
2	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Adrian		Adrian	Blissfleld Indep’ts	12	0	1		1	ADRIAN (MICH.) COLLEGE: 12— Blissfleld Indep’ts 0							0
3	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Adrian		Adrian	Blissfleld Indep’ts	18	0	1		1	ADRIAN (MICH.) COLLEGE: 18— Blissfleld Indep’ts 0							0
4	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Adrian		Adrian	Hillsdale College	10	12	1		1	ADRIAN (MICH.) COLLEGE: 10— Hillsdale College 12							0
5	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Adrian		Adrian	Tecumseh High	29	0	1		1	ADRIAN (MICH.) COLLEGE: 29— Tecumseh High 0							0
6	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Adrian		Adrian	Ypsilanti Normals	4	0	1		1	ADRIAN (MICH.) COLLEGE: 4— Ypsilanti Normals 0							0
7	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Alabama	Georgia Tech	Alabama	Georgia Tech	6	11	1		2	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: 6— Georgia Tech 11	6043	6	11	11	6	agree	0
8	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Alabama	Samford	Alabama	Samford	17	0	1		2	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: 17— Howard College 0	5937	17	0	0	17	agree	0
9	1908	1909	officialnational05nati	Alabama		Alabama	S. P. U	0	8	1		1	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: 0— S. P. U 8							0
10	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Alabama	Chattanooga	Alabama	Chattanooga	23	6	2	1	3	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: 23— U. of Chattanoogo 6 / UNIVERSITY OF CHATTANOOGA: 6— Univ. of Ala 23	6075	23	6	23	6	agree	0
11	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Alabama		Alabama	Univ. of Cin	19	0	1		2	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: 19— Univ. of Cin 0							0
12	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Alabama	Georgia	Alabama	Georgia	6	6	1		2	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: 6— Univ. of Georgia 6	6166	6	6	6	6	agree	0
13	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Alabama	Wetumpka	Alabama	Wetumpka	23	0	1		2	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: 23— Wetumpka 0	5887	27	0	23	0	two scans	1
14	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Amherst		Amherst	Cornell	0	6	1		1	AMHERST (MASS.) COLLEGE: 0— Cornell 6	6120	0	6	6	0		0
15	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Amherst	Dartmouth	Amherst	Dartmouth	0	17	2	1	3	AMHERST (MASS.) COLLEGE: 0— Dartmouth 17 / DARTMOUTH COLLEGE: 17— Amherst College 0							0
16	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Amherst	Fordham	Amherst	Fordham	0	5	1		1	AMHERST (MASS.) COLLEGE: 0— Fordham 5							0
17	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Amherst		Amherst	Trinity	6	6	1		1	AMHERST (MASS.) COLLEGE: 6— Trinity 6							0
18	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Amherst	Tufts	Amherst	Tufts	6	5	2	1	3	AMHERST (MASS.) COLLEGE: 6— Tufts 5 / TUFTS COLLEGE: 5— Amherst 6							0
19	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Amherst	Vermont	Amherst	Vermont	0	0	2	1	3	AMHERST (MASS.) COLLEGE: 0— Vermont 0 / UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT: 0— Amherst 0							0
20	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Auburn	Georgia Tech	44	0	1		1	ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: 44— Georgia Tech 0	6116	44	0	0	44	agree	0
21	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Auburn	Gordon	Auburn	Gordon	48	0	1		1	ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: 48— Gordon 0	5940	42	0	48	0	one reading	0
22	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Auburn	Samford	Auburn	Samford	17	0	1		1	ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: 17— Howard College 0	5890	18	0	0	17	one reading	0
23	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Auburn	Mercer	Auburn	Mercer	24	0	1		1	ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: 24— Mercer Univ 0	5990	23	0	0	24	one reading	0
24	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Auburn	Sewanee	Auburn	Sewanee	6	0	2	1	3	ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: 6— Sewanee 0 / UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH: 0— Auburn 6	6035	6	0	6	0	agree	0
25	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Auburn	Georgia	Auburn	Georgia	23	0	1		1	ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: 23— Univ. of Georgia 0	6219	23	0	23	0	agree	0
26	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Baylor		Baylor	A. & M. of Texas	6	5	1		2	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: 6— A. & M. of Texas 5	5941	6	5	5	6		0
27	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Baylor	LSU	Baylor	LSU	0	89	2	1	3	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: 0— La. State Univ 89 / LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY: 89— Baylor 0	6151	0	89	89	0	agree	0
28	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Baylor		Baylor	T. C. U	6	9	1		1	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: 6— T. C. U 9							0
29	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Baylor		Baylor	T. C. W	0	15	1		2	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: 0— T. C. W 15	5923	0	15	15	0		0
30	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Baylor	Texas	Baylor	Texas	6	27	2	0	4	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: 6— Texas 27 / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: 27— Baylor Univ 5	6022	5	27	27	6	records differ	0
31	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Baylor	Tulane	Baylor	Tulane	2	10	2	1	4	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: 2— Tulane 10 / TULANE UNIVERSITY: 10— Baylor Univ 2	6141	2	10	10	2	agree	0
32	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	Bates	Bowdoin	Bates	0	5	1		1	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 0— Bates 5							0
33	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	Brown	Bowdoin	Brown	0	12	2	1	3	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 0— Brown 12 / BROWN UNIVERSITY: 12— Bowdoin 0	5942	0	12	12	0	agree	0
34	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	Colby	Bowdoin	Colby	9	6	2	1	2	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 9— Colby 6 / COLBY COLLEGE: 6— Bowdoin 9							0
35	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	Harvard	Bowdoin	Harvard	0	5	2	1	3	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 0— Harvard 5 / HARVARD UNIVERSITY: 5— Bowdoin 0	5857	0	5	5	0	agree	0
36	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	Holy Cross	Bowdoin	Holy Cross	5	12	2	1	2	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 5— Holy Cross 12 / HOLY CROSS COLLEGE: 12— Bowdoin 5							0
37	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	New Hampshire	Bowdoin	New Hampshire	15	0	1		1	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 15— New Hamp. State 0							0
38	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	Tufts	Bowdoin	Tufts	11	10	2	1	3	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 11— Tufts 10 / TUFTS COLLEGE: 10— Bowdoin 11							0
39	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bowdoin	Maine	Bowdoin	Maine	10	0	1		1	BOWDOIN COLLEGE: 10— U. of Maine 0							0
40	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	Bates	Brown	Bates	35	0	1		2	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 35— Bates 0	5861	35	4	35	0	two scans	1
41	1908	1909	officialnational05nati	Brown		Brown	Cent. H.S. (Phila.)	0	14	1		1	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 0— Cent. H.S. (Phila.) 14							0
42	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	Colgate	Brown	Colgate	6	0	2	1	4	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 6— Colgate 0 / COLGATE UNIVERSITY: 0— Brown 6	5891	6	0	6	0	agree	0
43	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	Harvard	Brown	Harvard	0	6	2	0	3	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 0— Harvard 6 / HARVARD UNIVERSITY: 6— Brown 2	6087	2	6	6	0	records differ	0
44	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	Lafayette	Brown	Lafayette	6	8	2	1	3	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 6— Lafayette 8 / I^AFAYETTi: COlMl^HGTi: 8— Brown 6	6048	6	8	6	8	agree	0
45	1908	1909	officialnational05nati	Brown		Brown	Manual Train. H.S	5	0	1		1	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 5— Manual Train. H.S 0							0
46	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	New Hampshire	Brown	New Hampshire	34	0	1		2	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 34— N. Hampshire State 0	5855	34	0	34	0	agree	0
47	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	Pennsylvania	Brown	Pennsylvania	0	12	2	1	4	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 0— U. of P 12 / UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: 12— Brown 0	6014	0	12	12	0	agree	0
48	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	Vermont	Brown	Vermont	12	0	1		2	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 12— Vermont 0	6157	12	0	12	0	agree	0
49	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Brown	Yale	Brown	Yale	10	10	2	1	4	BROWN UNIVERSITY: 10— Yale 10 / YALE UNIVERSITY: 10— Brown 10	6117	10	10	10	10	agree	0
50	1908	1909	officialfootball1909nati	Bucknell	Dickinson	Bucknell	Dickinson	0	6	2	1	4	BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY: 0— Dickinson 6 / DICKINSON COLLEGE: 6— Bucknell 0	6163	0	6	6	0	agree	0

The CSV and JSON hold the rows these filters find, up to 50,000, with the ids that link them to other datasets; the JSON also describes each column.

Columns (21, what each one holds)

Column	Type
`result_id`	whole number	No description yet.
`season`	whole number	The season (the year it began)
`guide_year`	whole number	the guide (the season after)
`item`	text	its Internet Archive item
`team_id`	whole number	the record’s team (NULL: a namesake’s era)
`opponent_id`	whole number	NULL: a team we can’t name
`team_name`	text	our name for the team
`opponent_name`	text	ours, else as printed (OCR)
`team_pts`	whole number	No description yet.
`opponent_pts`	whole number	No description yet.
`records`	whole number	2: both teams’ records list it
`records_agree`	whole number	1: alike; 0: the two records differ
`reads`	whole number	scans read, both records
`printed`	text	the line(s) as the OCR reads them
`game_id`	whole number	our game, when we have it
`our_team_pts`	whole number	our score, the team’s side first
`our_opponent_pts`	whole number	No description yet.
`sp_home_pts`	whole number	the guide’s score as our game page has it
`sp_away_pts`	whole number	No description yet.
`evidence`	text	against ours: agree \| both records \| both records, two scans \| two scans \| records differ \| scans differ \| one reading
`dispute`	whole number	No description yet.

How to cite

"Results in Spalding's guides, 1908-1921." CollegeFootballDigest, from Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide (Internet Archive) (public domain). https://collegefootballdigest.com/data/spalding-results. Retrieved October 19, 2026.

Name the original source, Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide (Internet Archive), and its license (public domain).