1908 Army

6–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Harry Nelly. Share

Army, 1908 — Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Trinity (CT) 33–⁠0Oct 10
By 33 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Oct 3	vsTufts	W 5–⁠0	86%
Oct 10	vsTrinity (CT)	W 33–⁠0	91%
Oct 17	vsYale	L 0–⁠6	36%
Oct 24	vsColgate	W 6–⁠0	67%
Oct 31	vsPrinceton	T 0–⁠0	40%
Nov 7	vsSpringfield	W 6–⁠5	92%
Nov 14	vsWashington & Jefferson	T 6–⁠6	59%
Nov 21	vsVillanova	W 25–⁠0	75%
Nov 28	vsNavy	W 6–⁠4	36%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 6–⁠4.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1908

Army – Navy football game, Nov. 28, 1908Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
The game
Yale vs. West Point Oct. 17 ’08, Cadet rootersPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication
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Yale-West Point football, West PointPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication
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Yale-West Point [football game], Yale line-upPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication
The game

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record: 6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference: —
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: 87–⁠21
Coach: Harry Nelly
Elo: 1570 +40 this season
SP+ rating: —
SRS: 18.1 No. 9 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class: —

Captain: Wallace Philoon