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
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach	William B. Seaman (3rd season)
Captain	Ursus “Doc” Portmann

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 . Assistant coach was Xen C. Scott.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Baldwin–Wallace*	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 29–0
October 3	at Washington & Jefferson*	Washington, PA	W 11–0
October 10	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	W 16–4
October 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 18–0	4,000
October 24	Kenyon	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	L 0–4
October 31	at Hiram*	Hiram, OH	W 30–0
November 7	at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	W 12–5
November 14	Denison	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 11–0
November 21	Heidelberg	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 54–0
November 26	at Case	Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH	W 11–7
*Non-conference game