The 1908 Howard Bulldogs football team was an

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team that represented Howard College (now known as the

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) as an independent during the

1908 college football season The 1908 college football season ran from Saturday, September 19, to November 28. The Penn Quakers and the Harvard Crimson each finished the season unbeaten but with one tied. The LSU Tigers went unbeaten and untied against a weaker opposition. ...

. The team compiled an 2–4 record, with

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going 0–2 through the first two games and

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going 2–2 for the final four games of the season.

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