[1] The 1918 team played in a season shortened by World War I travel restrictions and the 1918 flu pandemic.
Games scheduled for the month of October were cancelled due to travel and other restrictions imposed by the United States Department of War.
[2] James F. Duffy, head coach of the 1917 team, missed the 1918 season due to wartime military service.
[4] As a result, the University of Detroit football team played the 1918 season without a coach.
DJC's captain and fullback, Wayne Brenkert, scored the game's only points on a 30-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.