1888 Albion football team

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1888 Albion football
ConferenceIndependent
1888 record0–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainMultiple
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati     1 0 1
Notre Dame     1 0 0
Washington University     1 0 0
Michigan     2 1 0
Northwestern     2 1 0
Lake Forest     2 2 0
Minnesota     1 1 0
Indiana     0 0 1
Miami (OH)     0 0 1
Albion     0 2 0

The 1888 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 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 0–2 record, and was outscored by a combined total of 84 to 4.[1] Albion scheduled two of its games in 1888 against opponents that later became NCAA Division I FBS football programs, which today are among the top five in winning percentage and total wins at that level.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 24at Michigan
L 4–76 or 4–80[2]
December 1at Notre DameNotre Dame, INcancelled [3]
December 12:15 p.m.at Detroit Athletic ClubDetroit, MIL 0–18[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ "'Varsity News". Detroit Free Press. 1888-11-27. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ "General State News". The Indianapolis News. 1888-11-30. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. ^ "Football Match To-Day !". Detroit Free Press. 1888-12-01. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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