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
1894 record5–1–1 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coachWalter B. Gage (1st season)
CaptainWilbur Cogshell[1]
1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
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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