1908 Springfield Training School football team

The 1908 Springfield Training School football team was an American football team that represented the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School—now known as Springfield College–as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach James H. McCurdy, Springfield compiled a record of 3–4–1.[1]

1908 Springfield Training School football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam N. Howard
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn     11 0 1
Harvard     9 0 1
Cornell     7 1 1
Fordham     5 1 0
Yale     7 1 1
Dartmouth     6 1 1
Carlisle     10 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     10 2 1
Army     6 1 2
Pittsburgh     8 3 0
Lafayette     6 2 2
Princeton     5 2 3
Syracuse     6 3 1
Brown     5 3 1
Temple     3 2 1
Colgate     4 3 0
Lehigh     4 3 0
Dickinson     5 4 0
Amherst     3 3 2
Holy Cross     4 4 0
Penn State     5 5 0
Vermont     3 3 3
Wesleyan     3 4 2
Springfield Training School     3 4 1
NYU     2 3 2
Frankin & Marshall     4 6 1
Bucknell     3 5 2
Rutgers     3 5 1
Boston College     2 4 2
Carnegie Tech     3 7 0
Geneva     1 6 2
Tufts     1 6 1
Villanova     1 6 0
New Hampshire     1 7 0
Drexel     0 7 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Williston SeminarySpringfield, MAL 0–4
October 3at PrincetonL 0–18[2]
October 10ConnecticutSpringfield, MAW 21–0
October 173:00 p.m.at HarvardL 0–4415,000[3][4][5]
October 24Worcester TechSpringfield, MAW 23–0
October 31WesleyanSpringfield, MAW 11–0
November 7at ArmyL 5–6[6]
November 14MassachusettsSpringfield, MAL 5–5

References

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  1. ^ "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Easy For The Tigers". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 4, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Harvard Plays Training School". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 17, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Harvard Runs Up 44 Points Against Training School". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 18, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Harvard's Play Is Fast And Sure". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 18, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Scare For Army Team". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. November 8, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .