1908 IAAUS baseball season explained

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]

Conference Changes

• 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

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1908 season.

Award winners

All-Southern team

See main article: 1908 College Baseball All-Southern Team.

Notes and References

1. News: Editorials. The College Signal. Amherst, Massachusetts. March 25, 1908. December 23, 2016.
2. Book: Journalism 1908:Birth of a Profession. Betty Houchin Winfield. 189. University of Missouri Press. September 3, 2008. 9780826266699. December 23, 2016.