1908 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1908 West Virginia Mountaineers football
1908 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Charles Augustus Lueder (1st season);
Captain	Mont McIntire
	Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

1908 Southern college football independents records
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

The 1908 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first season under head coach Charles Augustus Lueder, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 101 to 29.^[1] Mont M. McIntyre was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–6		^[3]
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Carnegie Tech	Tech Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 16–0		^[4]^[5]
October 24		at Penn State	Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 0–12
October 31		vs. Marietta	Parkersburg, WV	W 12–0
November 7		at Pittsburgh	Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–11	4,000	^[6]
November 14		Pittsburgh Lyceum	Morgantown, WV	W 4–0
November 21		Bethany (WV)	Morgantown, WV	W 47–0
November 28		Westminster (PA)	Morgantown, WV	W 22–0
All times are in Eastern time

^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
^ "Penn Is Victor by Slim Margin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1908. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech's First Big Battle". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Skibo Eleven Walloped In Snappy Game". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Stubborn Game Won By The Pitt Bunch". The Pittsburg Press. November 8, 1908. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.