1918 Haskell Indians football team

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Marquette  – 2 –0 –1
Heidelberg  – 5 –1 –0
St. Xavier  – 4 –1 –1
Notre Dame  – 3 –1 –2
Butler  – 2 –1 –1
Western State Normal (MI)  – 3 –2 –0
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Akron  – 2 –2 –1
St. Mary's (OH)  – 1 –1 –0
Toledo  – 1 –1 –0
Michigan State Normal  – 1 –2 –0
Iowa State Teachers  – 1 –3 –0
Wabash  – 1 –3 –0
Fairmount  – 1 –4 –0
Haskell  – 1 –4 –0
Lake Forest  – 0 –1 –0
Detroit  – 0 –2 –0

The 1918 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1918 college football season. Practice started during the first week of September. [1] In its first season under head coach J. E. Saunders, Haskell compiled a 1–4 record.

As of the fall of 1918, the Haskell Institute had 832 students. [2] The 1918 Spanish flue pandemic struck the Haskell campus. By early November, 326 cases were reported with a total of seven deaths. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28OttawaCancelled [4]
October 5at Oklahoma A&M
L 6–19 [5] [6]
October 19Camp Funston
November 9at Creighton
L 7–34 [7]
November 23 Midland College Lawrence, KS W 41–3 [8]
November 30at Washburn
L 7–32 [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Haskell Braves Start Gridiron Practice Now: Squad of Forty Are Out Every Day Under Coach Saunders". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. September 9, 1918. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Haskell Indians' War Record". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ban Raised at Haskell: Indian School Officially Declared Free of Flu". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 7, 1918. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Opening Game Is Now Called Off". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. September 26, 1918. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "College Won The First Game; Haskell Indians Defeated By Score of 19 to 6". The Orange and Black. October 12, 1918. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Haskell Defeated by Oklahoma Aggies". The Indian Leader. October 11, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Creighton's Win Only Ray of Sunshine in Omaha". The Omaha Daily News. November 10, 1918. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Haskells Beat Midland: Outclass Atchison Players at Every Stage of Game". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 24, 1918. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "No Dope On It: Washburn-Haskell Thanksgiving Clash Center of Interest". The Topeka State Journal. November 23, 1918. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ready for Fray: Washburn and Haskell Resting on Their Arms Today". The Topeka State Journal. November 27, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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