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1908 Minnesota

3–⁠2–⁠1 (0–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1908, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 6–0; won vs. Iowa State 15–10; tied vs. Nebraska 0–0; lost at Chicago 0–29; lost vs. Wisconsin 0–5; won vs. Carlisle 11–6+7−29Won 6–0 vs. Lawrence+6LawrenceWon 15–10 vs. Iowa State+5Iowa StateTied 0–0 vs. Nebraska0NebraskaLost 0–29 at Chicago-29ChicagoLost 0–5 vs. Wisconsin-5WisconsinWon 11–6 vs. Carlisle+5Carlisle
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsLawrenceW 6–⁠085%
Oct 10vsIowa StateW 15–⁠1057%
Oct 17vsNebraskaT 0–⁠060%
Oct 31atChicagoL 0–⁠2933%
Nov 7vsWisconsinL 0–⁠554%
Nov 21vsCarlisleW 11–⁠635%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Carlisle 11–⁠6; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
32–⁠50
Coach
Henry Williams
Elo
1577 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.0 No. 25 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ney Dunn and Orren Safford

1908 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago5–⁠05–⁠0–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠15–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠33–⁠4
Minnesota0–⁠23–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠22–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.