1908 Western State Hilltoppers football team

The 1908 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In their second season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 3–3 record and were outscored by their opponents, 98 to 33.[1][2] Halfback Tubby Meyers was the team captain for the third consecutive year.[3]

1908 Western State Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
1908 record3–4
Head coach
CaptainTubby Meyers
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
McFadden's PCW 20–0
October 10at Michigan AgriculturalEast Lansing, MIL 0–35
October 24at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 5–6
October 30at OlivetOlivet, MIL 0–34[4]
November 13at Albion
L 0–40[5]
November 21Central MichiganKalamazoo, MIW 11–5
November 26KalamazooKalamazoo, MIW 2–0

References

  1. "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1910 - 19". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. "Olivet Overwhelms Kalamazoo Normals". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1908. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kazoo Soft for Albion: Methodists Have No Trouble, Use Old Style Strong". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1908. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
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