1908_George_Washington_Hatchetites_football_team

1908 George Washington Hatchetites football
1908 George Washington Hatchetites football
Southern champion
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1–1
Head coach	Fred K. Nielsen (2nd season);
Home stadium	American League Park
	Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

1908 George Washington Hatchetites football team

College football season

The 1908 George Washington Hatchetites football team represented George Washington University in the 1908 college football season. Led by second year coach Fred K. Nielsen, the team went 8–1–1 and were one of two teams given the mythical title of Southern champion.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Colonials outscored opponents 297 to 28. Curley Byrd was a member of the team.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3		at Western Maryland	American League Park Washington, DC	W 18–0	^[4]
October 10		Eastern (VA)	American League Park Washington, DC	W 21–0
October 17		at Baltimore Medical College	Baltimore, MD	W 33–0
October 24		Fort Myer	Washington, DC	W 36–0
October 28		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–17
October 31		University of Maryland, Baltimore	American League Park Washington, DC	W 77–0	^[5]
November 7		Washington and Lee	Washington, DC	W 44–6
November 14		at VPI	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	W 6–0
November 21		at Maryland	College Park, MD	W 57–0
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Bucknell	American League Park Washington, DC	T 5–5

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial		–		6	–	0	–	0
Virginia		–		7	–	0	–	1
Rollins		–		4	–	0	–	1
George Washington		–		8	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma		–		8	–	1	–	1
Tulane		–		7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		6	–	1	–	0
The Citadel		–		4	–	1	–	1
Navy		–		9	–	2	–	1
Florida		–		5	–	2	–	1
TCU		–		6	–	3	–	0
VMI		–		4	–	2	–	0
Davidson		–		5	–	3	–	1
Baylor		–		5	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State		–		4	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial		–		4	–	3	–	1
Arkansas		–		5	–	4	–	0
Texas		–		5	–	4	–	0
VPI		–		5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State Normal		–		3	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga		–		4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina		–		3	–	3	–	3
Oklahoma A&M		–		4	–	4	–	0
Delaware		–		3	–	4	–	1
Kendall		–		2	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		3	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M		–		3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown		–		2	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)		–		2	–	4	–	0
Maryland		–		3	–	8	–	0
Stetson		–		0	–	1	–	1
Wake Forest		–		1	–	4	–	0
Goldey College		–		0	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College		–		0	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State		–		0	–	2	–	0
Marshall		–		0	–	6	–	0

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