1908 Western Reserve football team

1908 Western Reserve football
The image includes players Ed Kagy, Del Wertz, Milton "Muff" Portmann, and Ursus "Doc" Portmann
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainUrsus “Doc” Portmann[1]
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
Plain Dealer article describing the Western Reserve-Ohio State football game the next day on October 18, 1908.
1908 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Kenyon 3 1 1 7 1 1
Ohio State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Case 4 2 1 6 3 1
Oberlin 2 2 0 3 4 0
Denison 2 3 0 5 5 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 3 0 4 4 0
Wooster 1 5 0 3 5 0
Heidelberg 0 4 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1908 Western Reserve football team represented Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1908 college football season. The team's coach was William B. Seaman .[2] Assistant coach was Xen C. Scott.

  1. ^ "Case Western Reserve".
  2. ^ "William B. Seaman". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved August 15, 2016.