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1894 Albion football team

The 1894 Albion football team was an American football team that represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1894 college football season.[2] Under first-year head coach Walter B. Gage, Albion won the MIAA championship, with victories over Hillsdale and Olivet and a victory over Notre Dame in their Thanksgiving Day game.

1894 Albion football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1–1 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilbur Cogshell[1]
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Albion $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Hillsdale 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Olivet 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Michigan*
L 10–26[3]
October 15–19Battle Creek High School*W 72–0[4]
October 20at Notre Dame*
T 6–6[5]
October 27at Michigan Military Academy*Jackson, MIW 18–0600–1,000[6][7]
October 29Hillsdale
W 18–0[8]
November 5OlivetAlbion, MIW 18–0[9]
November 19?[10]at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 36–10[11]
November 29at Notre Dame*
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 19–12 (or 22–12)200+[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

The contest against Battle Creek High School was considered a practice game, and so is not reflected on the final record.[14][15]

Second team schedule edit

Albion's second team was organized in early October. They were managed by W. F. Kendrick and captained by Frank Mulholland.[16]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
NovemberMichigan Agricultural CollegeEast Lansing, MIW
November 11Michigan reservesAlbion, MIW 6–0[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1894. p. 16. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1894. p. 16. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1894. p. 16. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Albion college News". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Albion Too much for Orchard Lakes". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Albion college News". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Albion, 18; Hillsdale, 0". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Olivet Failed to Score at Albion". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "1894 Albion football schedule". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "Albion college News". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Albion football season over". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1894. p. 16. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1894. p. 16. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "Albion Beat the U. of M. Reserves". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved May 18, 2020.


 

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