The 1908 IAAUS baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), a forerunner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), began in the spring of 1908. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947.[1]
| 1908 IAAUS baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Seasons |
Conference Changes
edit- The Missouri Valley Conference played its first season of baseball. Members included Drake, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington University. No champion was recorded for the 1908 season.[2]
Conference winners
editThis is a partial list of conference champions from the 1908 season.
| Conference | Regular Season Winner |
|---|---|
| Big Nine | Illinois |
| SIAA | Georgia |
Award winners
editAll-Southern team
editReferences
edit- ^ "Editorials". The College Signal. Amherst, Massachusetts. March 25, 1908. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ Betty Houchin Winfield (September 3, 2008). Journalism 1908:Birth of a Profession. University of Missouri Press. p. 189. ISBN 9780826266699. Retrieved December 23, 2016.