1904 Albion football team
The 1904 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 1904 college football season. In its first season under head coach Walter S. Kennedy, Albion compiled a 7–0–1 record, held every opponent scoreless, outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 0, and won the MIAA championship. The team's victories included games against two future Division I FBS programs, a 4–0 victory over otherwise undefeated Michigan Agricultural (now Michigan State University) and a 68–0 victory over Michigan State Normal (now Eastern Michigan University).[1]
1904 Albion football | |
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MIAA champion | |
Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
1904 record | 7–0–1 (6–0 MIAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Winter–Lau Field |
The team played its home games at Winter–Lau Field in Albion, Michigan; the field was built in 1900 with funds donated by John Winter and Oliver Lau.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 29 | Albion High School* |
| W 5–0 | [3] | ||
October 1 | Michigan freshmen* |
| T 0–0 | [4] | ||
October 15 | Michigan State Normal |
| W 68–0 | [5] | ||
October 22 | Michigan Agricultural |
| W 4–0 | |||
October 29 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | W 44–0 | |||
November 5 | at Olivet | Olivet, MI | W 36–0 | [6] | ||
November 11 | Alma |
| W 27–0 | |||
Hillsdale | W 22–0 | |||||
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References
- "Albion (MI) Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- "Winter Lau Field". Morning Star. April 9, 2000. p. 19.
- "Albion College Beat High School". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "No Score In Albion's First Game". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Albion Made Big Clean-Up". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1904. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Albion Outplayed Olivet Yesterday". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.