1918 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1918 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–2 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRussell Julius
Home stadiumJordan Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan + 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0
Illinois + 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Purdue + 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1918 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University during the 1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Ewald O. Stiehm, the Hoosiers compiled a 2–2 record and played no games against Big Ten Conference teams. No Indiana players received either All-American or All-Big Ten honors.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 5Kentucky*
L 7–24
November 2vs. Camp Zachary Taylor*
L 3–7
November 9Camp Harrison*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 41–0
November 16DePauw
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Game summaries

On October 5, 1918, Indiana's S.A.T.C. team lost to Kentucky, 24–7, in Bloomington, Indiana. Kentucky's coach, Andrew Gill, was an Indiana alumnus.[4]

Indiana's game against Wabash, scheduled for October 12, was canceled due to the 1918 flu pandemic.[5]

On November 2, 1918, Indiana lost to Camp Zachary Taylor, 7–3, at Washington Park in Indianapolis. The Camp Taylor team was made up of former college stars who were then serving in the Army.[6]

On November 9, 1918, Indiana defeated the team from Fort Benjamin Harrison, 41–0, in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana allowed only two first downs in the game.[7]

On November 16, 1918, Indiana defeated DePauw, 13–0, before a crowd of 3,000 at Jordan Field in Bloomington, Indiana.[8]

On November 25, 1918, Coach Stiehm sent a telegram instructing players to hand in their equipment. The season was ended early because of the pandemic.[9]

References

  1. ^ "1918 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "1918 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ^ D. C. Miller (October 6, 1918). "Indiana Loses To Kentucky State: Stiehm's Team Has No Punch in the Pinch". The Indianapolis Star. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Spanish Influenza Deals Western Universities Football Big Blow". Detroit Free Press. October 12, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Indiana Beaten by Taylor, But Plays Fiercely". The Indianapolis Star. November 3, 1918. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Easy for Indiana: Crimson Men Tear Through Fort Ben for Big Count". The Indianapolis Star. November 10, 1918. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ D. C. Miller (November 17, 1918). "Indiana Throws Huge Surprise: DePauw Tigers Are Downed for First Time of Season, 13 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Jon Blau (May 11, 2020). "Season halted". Bloomington Herald-Times.


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