1900 Albion football team

The 1900 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 1900 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1–2 record and won the MIAA championship.[1]

1900 Albion football
MIAA champion
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1900 record	6–1–2 (5–0–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Chester Brewer (2nd season)

The team also swept a two-game series with Michigan Agricultural (later renamed Michigan State University), defeating the Aggies by scores of 23–0 and 29–0.

Albion was led in 1900 by second-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.

Joe Maddock played principally at right halfback and was the star of the 1900 Albion team. Maddock later became a star for Fielding H. Yost's undefeated national championship teams at Michigan in 1902 and 1903.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	Albion High School*	Albion, MI	W 17–0
September 29	at Michigan Agricultural	East Lansing, MI	W 23–0	[2]
October 6	Michigan Agricultural	Albion athletic field Albion, MI	W 29–0	[3]
October 13	at Olivet	Olivet, MI	W 12–0
October 20	at Alma*	Alma, MI	T 12–12
October 22	Hillsdale	Albion, MI	W 30–5
November 3	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 23–0
November 10	Olivet	Albion, MI	T 0–0
November 29	Alma*	Albion, MI	L 0–23
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Albion (MI) Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
2. "This Was Easy for Albion". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1900. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "This Dedication Was Impressive". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1900. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.