1908 Saint Louis Blue and White football team

The 1908 Saint Louis Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Eddie Cochems, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 36.[1] The team played its home games at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

1908 Saint Louis Blue and White football
Conference	Independent
1908 record	6–2–2
Head coach	Eddie Cochems (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sportsman's Park

1908 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	0	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					7	–	0	–	1
DePaul			–					6	–	0	–	1
Butler			–					5	–	0	–	1
Ohio Northern			–					9	–	1	–	0
Fairmount			–					8	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					6	–	0	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	1	–	1
Saint Louis			–					6	–	2	–	2
Kansas State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan			–					5	–	2	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	2	–	1
St. Viator			–					5	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Mount Union			–					5	–	4	–	1
Doane			–					4	–	4	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buchtel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carthage			–					2	–	3	–	0
Haskell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wittenberg			–					3	–	5	–	1
Ohio			–					3	–	5	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					2	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	4	–	1
Wabash			–					2	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Heidelberg			–					1	–	6	–	0
Franklin			–					0	–	9	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	2	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					0	–	4	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Shurtleff	Western Military Academy grounds Alton, MO	W 17–0		[2]
October 3	at Missouri Mines	Rolla, MO	W 17–0
October 10	Cape Girardeau Normal	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 45–0		[3]
October 17	Arkansas	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 24–0		[4]
October 24	at Wabash	Crawfordsville, IN	W 4–0
October 31	Pittsburgh	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 0–13	12,000	[5]
November 7	Sewanee	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	T 6–6
November 14	at Creighton	Omaha,NE	W 6–0
November 19	vs. Carleton	Farmington, MO	T 0–0		[6]
November 26	Carlisle	St. Louis, MO	L 0–17		[7]

References

1. "1908 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
2. "Cochems Eleven Has First Tryout of the Season in a Game with Shurtleff College at Alton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 27, 1908. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
3. "St. L. U. Runs Over Normal Eleven, 45-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 11, 1908. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Belated Rally Gives St. L. U. Easy Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 18, 1908. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Banburg's Eleven Invade Missouri Ansd Take St. Louis Varsity by Storm". Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved March 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Cochems Pleased With Game Against Carleton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 20, 1908. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Carlisle Team's Unity in Game Gave It Victory Over St. Louis Though the Latter Was Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1908. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.