1908 Central Michigan Normalites football team

1908 Central Michigan Normalites football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	Hugh Sutherland (1st season)

1908 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	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
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
South Dakota State			–					3	–	3	–	1
Western State Normal (MI)			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buchtel			–					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 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Hugh Sutherland, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 4–3 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 17		Alma		L 0–5
October 31	3:00 p.m.	Alma	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 10–0	[3][4]
November 7		Michigan State Normal	Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 11–0	[5]
November 21		at Western State Normal (MI)	Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)	L 5–11
		Elsie Giants		W
		Hillsdale		L
		West Branch High School		W
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
2. "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
3. "Mt. Pleasant Normals Beat Alama". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 1, 1908. p. 21. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Loses To Normals". Alma Record. Alma, Michigan. November 5, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Ypsi Normal the Loser: Beaten by Other Budding School-masters at Mt. Pleasant". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1908. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.