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1908 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1908 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
CaptainTubby Meyers
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal     8 0 0
Miami (OH)     7 0 0
Iowa State Normal     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     2 0 0
DePaul     7 0 1
St. Mary's (OH)     7 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
South Dakota State     3 3 1
Buchtel     3 4 0
Western State Normal     3 4 0
Western Illinois     2 3 1
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
Northern Illinois State     1 5 1
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

The 1908 Western State Normal 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 3–4 record and were outscored by their opponents, 98 to 33.[1] Halfback Tubby Meyers was the team captain for the third consecutive year.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at MacFadden Physical Culturalists
W 20–0[3]
October 17at Michigan AgriculturalL 0–35[4]
October 24at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 5–6[5]
October 30at OlivetOlivet, MIL 0–34[6]
November 7at AlbionAlbion, MIL 0–24[7]
November 2110:00 a.m.Central Michigan
  • College campus (rivalry)
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 11–5[8][9]
November 26KalamazooKalamazoo, MIW 2–0[10][11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Another Defeat For The MacFadden Team". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. October 11, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "M. A. C. Still Unbeaten". The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. October 19, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Normal Is Defeated". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 25, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Olivet Overwhelms Kalamazoo Normals". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1908. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Albion Trims Normal 24-0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 8, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Mt. Pleasant Holds Light Signal Work". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 21, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Western Normal 11; Mount Pleasant 5". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 22, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Coaches And Captains Sure Of Victory". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 26, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Normal Wins by Safety 2-0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 27, 1908. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1906-09". Western Michigan University. Retrieved March 24, 2025.