1908 Kirksville Normal football team

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1908
Kirksville Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
(2nd season)
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Field
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
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 Kirksville Normal football team represented the Kirksville Normal School of Kirksville, Missouri (later renamed as Truman State University) as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In their second year under head coach Clifford Bell, Kirksville compiled an 8–0 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 267 to 6.[1] The 1908 season was the first perfect season in program history. Additional perfect seasons followed in 1920, 1932, 1933, 1934, and 1936.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at
Central (MO)
Fayette, MOW 20–6[3]
October 10at
William Jewell
Liberty, MOW 5–0[4] or L 0–1 (forfeit)[5]
October 13at
Westminster (MO)
Fulton, MOW 45–0[6]
October 17at
Monmouth (IL)
Monmouth, IL
October 23Central (MO)
W 40–0[7]
October 30
Maryville Normal
Kirksville, MOW 62–0[8][9]
November 6Amity
  • Normal Athletic Field
  • Kirksville, MO
W 49–0[10]
November 17
Tarkio
  • Normal Athletic Field
  • Kirksville, MO
W 36–0[11][12]
November 26at
Cape Girardeau Normal
Cape Girardeau, MOW 9–0[13][14][15]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Truman State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Truman State Yearl Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Normal Boys Win First Game". The Daily Express. October 5, 1908. p. 1.
  4. ^ "1908 Football Schedule". Truman State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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