1908 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1908 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1908 record 3–5 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach Frank Kyle
Captain Ike Knox
1908 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
LSU + 3 0 0     10 0 0
Auburn + 5 1 0     6 1 0
Vanderbilt 3 0 1     7 2 1
Tennessee 4 2 0     7 2 0
Georgia Tech 5 3 0     6 3 0
Georgia 3 2 1     5 2 1
Alabama 1 1 1     6 1 1
Sewanee 1 1 1     4 1 3
Ole Miss 1 2 0     3 5 0
Mississippi A&M 1 3 0     3 4 0
Clemson 1 4 0     1 6 0
Texas A&M 0 1 0     3 5 0
Dahlonega 0 1 0     0 1 0
Memphis U. School 0 1 0     0 1 0
Mercer 0 3 0     3 4 0
Gordon 0 3 0     0 3 0
Nashville            
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1908 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1908 college football season.

Commenting on the game between Vanderbilt and Ole Miss which he officiated, Grantland Rice called captain Ike Knox, “a sensation in light hair, broad shoulders and stocky frame that gave both the Commodore offense and defense a shock that will not soon be forgotten.” Rice continued: “Time and again, as a Commodore back would start down the field, the gorilla-like arms of the demon Knox would encircle his frame and said runner wasn’t only checked, but more often still, literally hurled yards towards his own goal line.” In another article Rice wrote that only the mediocrity of his team kept Knox from being regionally and nationally famous: “If Knox has been upon a Vanderbilt, Sewanee or Auburn eleven he would more than likely have been hailed as one of the greatest halfbacks of the decade.”[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 3 Memphis University School Oxford, MS W 30–0  
October 10 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, AR L 0–33  
October 17 at Missouri Normal* Memphis, TN W 17–0  
October 24 at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN (Rivalry) L 0–29  
October 29 at Mississippi College* Jackson, MS T 41–0  
October 31 at Tulane* New Orleans, LA (Rivalry) L 0–10  
November 10 Southwestern Presbyterian* Oxford, MS L 5–9  
November 26 vs. Mississippi A&M Jackson, MS (Rivalry) L 6–44  
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. "I. C. 'Ike' Knox".
  2. "1908 Ole Miss Football Schedule". saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  3. "OLEMISSSPORTS.COM - OLE MISS Official Athletic Site - Football". olemisssports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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