1900 Detroit College Tigers football team

The 1900 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In its first season under head coach John C. Mackey, the team compiled a 3–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 71 to 23. Five of the team's opponents were high schools. The only intercollegiate game was an 11–0 victory over Loyola University Chicago.[1]

1900 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan     1 0 0
Lake Forest     1 0 0
Haskell     9 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     8 1 1
Ohio State     8 1 1
Nebraska     6 1 1
Beloit     7 1 2
Kirksville Osteopaths     7 2 1
Washburn     6 2 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Drake     6 3 0
Doane     2 1 0
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Fairmount     5 3 0
Detroit College     3 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Washington University     3 2 1
Carthage     4 3 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Missouri     4 4 1
Northern Illinois State     2 2 2
Iowa State Normal     3 4 1
Buchtel     2 3 1
Cincinnati     3 5 1
Ohio     2 4 1
Kansas State     2 4 0
Kansas     2 5 2
Ohio Wesleyan     2 5 2
Iowa State     2 5 1
Butler     0 1 3
Heidelberg     0 2 2
Michigan Agricultural     1 3 0
Chicago P&S     1 3 0
Mount Union     1 4 1
Miami (OH)     0 4 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Detroit University SchoolDetroit, MIW 23–0
Wyandotte High SchoolW 17–0
October 27Ann Arbor High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–11[2]
November 3Central High School
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 5–6[3]
November 29St. Ignatius College ChicagoW 11–0[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Detroit Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ann Arbor Team Won by a Narrow Margin". The Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Detroit College and Central High School Clash To-day". The Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1900. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Ignatius and Detroit". The Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1900. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Detroit College, 11; St. Ignatius, 0". The Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1900. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.