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
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–1–1 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Walter B. Gage (1st season)
Captain	Wilbur Cogshell[1]
Seasons ← 1893 1895 →

1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 13	at Michigan*	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 10–26		[3]
October 15–19	Battle Creek High School*		W 72–0		[4]
October 20	at Notre Dame*	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	T 6–6		[5]
October 27	at Michigan Military Academy*	Jackson, MI	W 18–0	600–1,000	[6][7]
October 29	Hillsdale	Fair grounds Albion, MI	W 18–0		[8]
November 5	Olivet	Albion, MI	W 18–0		[9]
November 19?[10]	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 36–10		[11]
November 29	at Notre Dame*	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 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]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November	Michigan Agricultural College	East Lansing, MI	W
November 11	Michigan reserves	Albion, MI	W 6–0	[17]

References

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