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1908 National Champions
Posted on 11/21/07 at 9:56 am
Posted on 11/21/07 at 9:56 am
Why don't we list the 1908 National Championship. Coach Wingard went 10-0. Here is the entire story.
Edgar R. Wingard is a former college football head coach. He coached five different teams from 1904 to 1918, including the University of Pittsburgh and Louisiana State University. His career record is 40-10-2. He also served as the head coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team from 1908-1909 and as first basketball coach in the history of LSU Tigers basketball in 1909.
In 1908 he led LSU to a 10-0-0 record. The Tigers were awarded the national championship by the National Championship Foundation, although the school does not officially claim that season as a national championship season.
Edgar R. Wingard is a former college football head coach. He coached five different teams from 1904 to 1918, including the University of Pittsburgh and Louisiana State University. His career record is 40-10-2. He also served as the head coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team from 1908-1909 and as first basketball coach in the history of LSU Tigers basketball in 1909.
In 1908 he led LSU to a 10-0-0 record. The Tigers were awarded the national championship by the National Championship Foundation, although the school does not officially claim that season as a national championship season.
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Posted on 11/21/07 at 10:05 am to CajunT
hahah I wrote that article for Wikipedia.
How about you quote the source!
How about you quote the source!
Posted on 11/21/07 at 10:06 am to CajunT
By the way, the National Championship Foundation awarded LSU that title retroactively.
Personally, I think LSU has a legit claim to that year's title, however, LSU isn't like Alabama and doesn't need to claim everything.
Personally, I think LSU has a legit claim to that year's title, however, LSU isn't like Alabama and doesn't need to claim everything.
Posted on 11/21/07 at 10:15 am to CajunT
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Why don't we list the 1908 National Championship.
Because we're not Bama or Ole Piss?
That kind of stuff, while historically sort of neat, is really silly to try to "claim" in this day and age.
I'm content "claiming" the two we've got, and the one we're about to get.
Posted on 11/21/07 at 3:00 pm to CajunT
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Why don't we list the 1908 National Championship. Coach Wingard went 10-0. Here is the entire story.
Bless your heart. I was a "beast" that year!
Did you know that the LSU regular season scoring record from 1908 still stands to this day?
Posted on 11/21/07 at 4:08 pm to CajunT
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Why don't we list the 1908 National Championship.
According to Pete Finney in "The Fighting Tigers" it was indeed a very good team with very good players and that was a legitimate schedule that they rolled through. The problem was players may have been professionals, and not students.
Auburn was awarded the Southern Championship that year even though we beat them because of the allegations of paid players.
Posted on 11/21/07 at 5:07 pm to CajunT
I say Harvard was the best that year. First off, the northeast bore the standard for football quality in those days. Harvard was undefeated, they beat Carlisle at Harvard Stadium that year (Jim Thorpe played in that game); their only non-win was a tie against Navy. And they were the only team to beat Yale.
Harvard 1908
LSU 1908
If you look there, I believe that Harvard had a much tougher schedule (and they allowed few points--8--than even LSU.).
Harvard 1908
LSU 1908
If you look there, I believe that Harvard had a much tougher schedule (and they allowed few points--8--than even LSU.).
Posted on 11/21/07 at 5:46 pm to CajunT
we are lsu... not bama... not ole miss... we are lsu
Posted on 2/4/10 at 10:48 am to CajunT
Probably for the same reason that the University of the South does not claim one for 1899, and that was arguably the greatest college football team in history. Here is their season record. Pay close attention to November 9-14.
October 21 at Atlanta: Sewanee 12 - Georgia 0
October 23 at Atlanta: Sewanee 32 - Georgia Tech 0
October 28 at Sewanee: Sewanee 46 - Tennessee 0
November 3 at Sewanee: Sewanee 54 - Southwestern 0
November 9 at Austin: Sewanee 12 - Texas 0
November 10 at Houston: Sewanee 10 - Texas A&M 0
November 11 at New Orleans: Sewanee 23 - Tulane 0
November 13 at Baton Rouge: Sewanee 34 - LSU 0
November 14 at Memphis: Sewanee 12 - Ole Miss 0
November 20 at Sewanee: Sewanee 71 - Cumberland 0
November 30 at Montgomery: Sewanee 11 - Auburn 10
December 2 at Atlanta: Sewanee 5 - North Carolina 0
October 21 at Atlanta: Sewanee 12 - Georgia 0
October 23 at Atlanta: Sewanee 32 - Georgia Tech 0
October 28 at Sewanee: Sewanee 46 - Tennessee 0
November 3 at Sewanee: Sewanee 54 - Southwestern 0
November 9 at Austin: Sewanee 12 - Texas 0
November 10 at Houston: Sewanee 10 - Texas A&M 0
November 11 at New Orleans: Sewanee 23 - Tulane 0
November 13 at Baton Rouge: Sewanee 34 - LSU 0
November 14 at Memphis: Sewanee 12 - Ole Miss 0
November 20 at Sewanee: Sewanee 71 - Cumberland 0
November 30 at Montgomery: Sewanee 11 - Auburn 10
December 2 at Atlanta: Sewanee 5 - North Carolina 0
This post was edited on 2/4/10 at 10:49 am
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