The 1901 Albion football team, sometimes known as the Albion Methodists, was an American football team that represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 7–4–1 record.[1] One year earlier, the 1900 Albion team was the MIAA champion with a 6–1–2 record and six shutouts to its credit.[1]
| 1901 Albion football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–4–1 (5–3–1 MIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | P. B. Exelby |
Albion played five of its games in 1901 against opponents that later became NCAA Division I FBS football programs, compiling a 2–2–1 record in those games. Albion opened its season with a loss to national champion Michigan, a team that outscored its 1901 opponents by a total of 550 to 0.[2] Albion also played two games against Michigan Agricultural (later renamed Michigan State University), resulting in a loss and a tie.[3][4] The team also swept a two-game series with Michigan State Normal (later renamed Eastern Michigan University), defeating the Normal School by scores of 29–0 and 39–6.[5]
Albion was led in 1901 by third-year head coach Chester Brewer who went on to be the head coach at Michigan State for 10 years and the athletic director at the University of Missouri for 13 years.
Tackle P. B. Exelby was the team captain.[6] Joe Maddock played principally at right halfback and was the star of the 1901 Albion team.[7] He was so effective against Michigan that coach Fielding H. Yost enticed him to transfer there. He became a star for Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams in 1902 and 1903.[8]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Albion High School* | Albion, MI | W 34–0 | [9] | ||
| September 28 | at Michigan* | L 0–50 | [10] | |||
| October 5 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | W 18–5 | [11] | ||
| October 12 | Michigan Agricultural | Albion, MI | L 0–11 | [3] | ||
| October 21 | Alma* | Albion, MI | W 5–0 | [12] | ||
| October 26 | at Olivet | Olivet, MI | L 12–24 | [13] | ||
| November 2 | at Michigan Agricultural | Lansing, MI | T 17–17 | [4] | ||
| November 5 | at Hillsdale |
| W 28–0 | [1] | ||
| November 11 | Olivet | Olivet, MI | L 0–16 | [14] | ||
| November 16 | at Michigan State Normal | Ypsilanti, MI | W 29–0 | [15] | ||
| November 25 | Michigan State Normal | Albion, MI | W 39–6 | [5] | ||
| November 28 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | W 17–5 | [16] | ||
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Albion (MI) Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "1901 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "M.A.C., 11; Albion, 0". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Close Game at Lansing: Contest Between M.A.C. and Albion Resulted in a Tie". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Albion, 39; Ypsilanti, 6". Detroit Free Press. November 26, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Exelby Is Albion's Captain". Detroit Free Press. December 6, 1900. p. 9.
- ^ "Two Stars Return To Albion". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoping Brewer Will Be Called to the Position of Graduate Manager at Madison: In Urging His Candidacy for Place-How He Developed Maddock, the Great Michigan Tackle". Janesville Daily Gazette. November 23, 1904.
- ^ "Albion Made a Great Showing". Detroit Free Press. September 22, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan Won By Big Score". Detroit Free Press. November 29, 1901. p. 4.
- ^ "Albion, 18; Kalamazoo, 5". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Church's Goal Won for Albion". Detroit Free Press. October 22, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Olivet Scored Victory Over Albion". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Olivet, 16; Albion, 0". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Albion, 29; Ypsilanti, 0". Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Albion Beats Kazoos Again". Detroit Free Press. November 29, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.