1894 Albion football team

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1894 Albion football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1894 record5–1–1 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilbur Cogshell[1]
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 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

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Michigan*Ann Arbor, MIL 10–26[3]
October 15–19Battle Creek High School*W 72–0[4]
October 20at Notre Dame*Notre Dame, INT 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*South Bend, INW 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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  3. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  5. ^ "Albion college News". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  6. ^ "Albion Too much for Orchard Lakes". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-28. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  7. ^ "Albion college News". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  8. ^ "Albion, 18; Hillsdale, 0". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-30. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  9. ^ "Olivet Failed to Score at Albion". Detroit Free Press. 1894-11-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  10. ^ "1894 Albion football schedule". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-07. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  11. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  12. ^ "Albion college News". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  13. ^ "Albion football season over". Detroit Free Press. 1894-12-02. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  14. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  15. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  16. ^ "Albion College Doings". Detroit Free Press. 1894-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  17. ^ "Albion Beat the U. of M. Reserves". Detroit Free Press. 1894-11-11. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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