1908 Missouri

6–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by W.J. Monilaw.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1908, game by game: won vs. Central Missouri 57–6; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 16–0; won vs. Iowa 10–5; won vs. Westminster (Missouri) 58–0; lost vs. Iowa State 0–16; won at Drake 11–8; won vs. Washington St. Louis 40–0; lost at Kansas 4–10+58−16Won 57–6 vs. Central Missouri+51Central MissouriWon 16–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+16Missouri–RollaWon 10–5 vs. Iowa+5IowaWon 58–0 vs. Westminster (Missouri)+58Westminster (Mi…Lost 0–16 vs. Iowa State-16Iowa StateWon 11–8 at Drake+3DrakeWon 40–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+40Washington St. …Lost 4–10 at Kansas-6Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas 10–⁠4; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
196–⁠45
Coach
W.J. Monilaw
Elo
1514 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 42 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edwin L. Miller

1908 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas3–⁠09–⁠0
Iowa State2–⁠16–⁠3
Missouri2–⁠26–⁠2
Nebraska1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Drake0–⁠26–⁠2
Washington St. Louis0–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1

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