1908 Denver Ministers football team

The 1908 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1908 college football season. In their third season under head coach John P. Koehler, the Ministers compiled a 7–1 record (3–0 in conference play), won the CFA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 37. The team's only loss was by an 8–4 score in the final game of the season against Pop Warner's Carlisle Indians.[1]

1908 Denver Ministers football
CFA champion
ConferenceColorado Football Association
Record7–1 (4–0 CFA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Colorado Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver $ 4 0 0 7 1 0
Colorado 3 1 0 5 2 0
Colorado College 2 1 0 6 1 0
Colorado Agricultural 0 2 0 1 3 0
Colorado Mines 0 3 0 2 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Manual High School*Denver, COW 47–0
October 10Utah*Denver, COW 17–15[2]
October 17Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COW 17–0
October 31Creighton*Denver, COW 30–0[3]
November 7Colorado MinesDenver, COW 18–0
November 21at ColoradoW 14–10
November 26at Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COW 6–4[4]
December 52:39 p.m.Carlisle*Denver, COL 4–8[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1908 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Denver Defeats University Eleven By Narrow Margin". The Inter-Mountain Republican. October 11, 1908. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Denver Overwhelms Creighton". The Omaha Sunday Bee. November 1, 1908. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Denver Eleven Champion: Defeat Colorado College 6 to 4 in a Hard-Fought Game". the Idaho Statesman. November 27, 1908. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carlisle Has Hard Time Defeating Denver University at Foot Ball: Indians Get Another Scalp". The Omaha Sunday Bee. December 6, 1908. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.