Albion Methodists football, 1900–1909

The Albion Methodists football teams (later known as the Albion Britons) represented Albion College in American football during the program's third decade of college football, from 1900 to 1909. The team competed as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Highlights included the following:

• The 1900 Albion Methodists football team compiled 6–1–2 record (5–0–1 in MIAA games) and won the MIAA championship. The Methodists twice defeated Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) during the 1900 season by combined scores of 52 to 0.
• Joe Maddock starred for the 1901 Albion team. He was recruited by Fielding H. Yost to transfer to Michigan where he scored 13 touchdowns in 1902 and 10 in 1903. Strenghend by the addition of Maddock, the Wolverines defeated Albion, 88–0 in 1902, and 76–0 in 1903.
• The 1904 Albion Methodists football team compiled a 7–0–1 record and won the MIAA championship in its first season under head coach Walter S. Kennedy.
• The 1908 Albion Methodists football team compiled a 5–0–2 record and won the MIAA championship in its third season under Kennedy.

Joe Maddock, star of 1901 Albion team

Chester Brewer, who was later head coach for 10 years at Michigan Agricultural, was Albion's head coach from 1900 to 1902. Walter S. Kennedy, who had been the quarterback and captain of the University of Chicago's football teams in 1898 and 1899, was Albion's head coach for the 1904, 1905, 1908, and 1909 seasons.

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.^[1]

1900

1900 Albion Methodists football
MIAA champion
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–1–2 (5–0–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Chester Brewer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Winter-Lau Field
Seasons ← 1899 1901 →

The 1900 Albion Methodists football team 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. 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	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	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		[4]
October 20		at Alma*	Alma, MI	T 12–12	300	[5]
October 22		Hillsdale	Albion, MI	W 30–5		[6]
November 3	2:45 p.m.	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	W 23–0	1,000	[7][8]
November 10		Olivet	Albion, MI	T 0–0		[9]
November 29		Alma*	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 0–23		[10][11]
*Non-conference game

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1901

1901 Albion Methodists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–4–1 (5–3–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Chester Brewer (3rd season)
Captain	P. B. Exelby
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

The 1901 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 7–4–1 record. One year earlier, the 1900 Albion team was the MIAA champion with a 6–1–2 record and six shutouts to its credit.

Albion played five of its games in 1901 against opponents that later became NCAA Division I FBS football programs, compiling a 2–2–1 record in those games. Albion opened its season with a loss to national champion Michigan, a team that outscored its 1901 opponents by a total of 550 to 0.^[13] Albion also played two games against Michigan Agricultural (later renamed Michigan State University), resulting in a loss and a tie.^[14][15] The team also swept a two-game series with Michigan State Normal (later renamed Eastern Michigan University), defeating the Normal School by scores of 29–0 and 39–6.^[16]

Albion was led in 1901 by third-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.

Tackle P. B. Exelby was the team captain.^[17] Joe Maddock played principally at right halfback and was the star of the 1901 Albion team.^[18] He was so effective against Michigan that coach Fielding H. Yost enticed him to transfer there. He became a star for Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams in 1902 and 1903.^[19]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Albion High School*	Albion, MI	W 34–0		[20]
September 28	at Michigan*	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–50		[21]
October 5	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 18–5		[22]
October 12	Michigan Agricultural	Albion, MI	L 0–11		[14]
October 21	Alma*	Albion, MI	W 5–0		[23]
October 26	at Olivet	Olivet, MI	L 12–24		[24]
November 2	at Michigan Agricultural	Lansing, MI	T 17–17	1,000	[15]
November 5	at Hillsdale	Martin Field Hillsdale, MI	W 28–0
November 11	Olivet	Olivet, MI	L 0–16		[25]
November 16	at Michigan State Normal	Ypsilanti, MI	W 29–0		[26]
November 25	Michigan State Normal	Albion, MI	W 39–6		[16]
November 28	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 17–5		[27]
*Non-conference game

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1902

1902 Albion Methodists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–6 (4–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Chester Brewer (4th season)
Home stadium	Winter-Lau Field
Seasons ← 1901 1903 →

1902 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Olivet +	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Alma +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Albion	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Michigan Agricultural	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Hillsdale	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Kalamazoo	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1902 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1902 college football season. In its fourth and final year under head coach Chester Brewer, Albion compiled an overall record of 4–6 record with a mark of 4–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		Albion High School*	Albion, MI	L 0–18
September 27		at Michigan*	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–88	2,000	[28]
October 4		at Alma	Davis Field Alma, MI	L 0–12		[29]
October 11	3:00 p.m.	at Detroit Athletic Club*	Woodward Avenue field Detroit, MI	L 5–11	600	[30][31]
October 18	3:15 p.m.	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 30–0		[32][33]
October 22		Hillsdale	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 46–0		[34]
October 31		Alma	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 18–6		[35]
November 8		at Olivet	Olivet, MI	L 0–13		[36]
November 15		Michigan Agricultural	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 11–22		[37]
November 27	1:30 p.m.	Kalamazoo	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 40–0		[38][39][40]
*Non-conference game

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Second team schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	at Devlin's Business College	Fair grounds Jackson, MI	L 0–38	[42]

1903

1903 Albion Methodists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–3–2 (3–2–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Julius Nufer (4th season)
Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

1903 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan Agricultural +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Albion	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1903 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Julius Nufer, the Methodists compiled a 3–3–2 record (3–2–1 in MIAA games) and were outscored by a total of 117 to 60. Of the 117 points given up during the 1903 season, more than half (76) were scored by Michigan's Point-a-Minute team in a 26-minute game on October 8.^[43] Excluding the Michigan game, Albion outscored its other opponents by a total of 60 to 41.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	at Michigan*	Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–76		[43][44]
October 10	Michigan freshmen*	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	T 0–0		[45]
October 16	Alma	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 16–6		[46]
October 24	at Kalamazoo	Recreation Park Kalamazoo, MI	W 6–0		[47]
October 31	at Alma	Alma, MI	L 5–17		[48]
November 13	at Michigan Agricultural	M.A.C. athletic field East Lansing, MI	T 6–6		[49]
November 21	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 22–0	400	[50]
November 26	Kalamazoo	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 5–12		[51]
*Non-conference game

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1904

1904 Albion Methodists football
MIAA champion
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–0–1 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Walter S. Kennedy (1st season)
Home stadium	Winter-Lau Field
Seasons ← 1903 1905 →

The 1904 Albion Methodists football team 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 an overall record of 7–0–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the MIAA title. The Methodists held every opponent scoreless, outscoring opponents by a total of 206 to 0. The team's victories included games against two future NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs, a 4–0 victory over otherwise undefeated Michigan Agricultural and a 68–0 victory over Michigan State Normal.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29		Albion High School*	Winter-Lau Field Albion MI	W 5–0	[52]
October 1		Michigan freshmen*	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	T 0–0	[53]
October 15		Michigan State Normal*	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 68–0	[54]
October 22		Michigan Agricultural	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 4–0	[55]
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	W 44–0	[56][57]
November 5		at Olivet	Reed's Field Olivet, MI	W 36–0	[58]
November 11		Alma	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 27–0	[59]
November 19		Hillsdale	Albion, MI	W 22–0
*Non-conference game

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1905

1905 Albion Methodists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2 (4–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Walter S. Kennedy (2nd season)
Home stadium	Winter-Lau Field
Seasons ← 1904 1906 →

1905 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan Agricultural $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Albion	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Olivet	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Kalamazoo	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Alma	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Hillsdale	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1905 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1905 college football season. In its second season under head coach Walter S. Kennedy, Albion compiled an overall record of 5–2 record with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the MIAA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7		Michigan freshmen*		W 11–0
October 14		Alma		W 24–0
October 21		Kalamazoo	Albion, MI	W 14–5
October 25		Michigan*	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–70
		Hillsdale		W 6–0
November 11	2:30 p.m.	at Michigan Agricultural	East Lansing, MI	L 10–47	3,000	[60][61]
November 20		Olivet	Albion, MI	W 14–6
*Non-conference game

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1906

1906 Albion Methodists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–4–1 (1–4–1 MIAA)
Head coach	W. D. Chadwick (1st season)
Home stadium	Winter-Lau Field
Seasons ← 1905 1907 →

The 1906 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1906 college football season. In its first season under head coach W. D. Chadwick, Albion compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–4–1 in MIAA games) and outscored opponents by a total of 67 to 62.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Olivet	Albion, MI	L 6–9		[62][63]
October 13	at Adrian*	Adrian, MI	W 6–0		[64]
October 20	Adrian*	Albion, MI	W 40–0	450	[65]
October 29	Hillsdale	Albion, MI	W 10–0	750	[66]
November 3	at Michigan Agricultural	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 0–37		[67]
November 10	Michigan Agricultural	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 0–5	750	[68][69]
November 17	at Olivet	Reed's Field Olivet, MI	T 5–5		[70]
	Alma		L 0–6
*Non-conference game

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1907

1907 Albion Methodists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–4 (1–4 MIAA)
Head coach	W. D. Chadwick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Winter-Lau Field
Seasons ← 1906 1908 →

The 1907 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1907 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach W. D. Chadwick, Albion compiled a 2–4 record (1–4 in MIAA games) and were outscored by a total of 117 to 38.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 9	Western State Normal*	Albion, MI	W 5–0	[71][72]
October 12	Kalamazoo	Albion, MI	W 25–6
October 19	at Olivet	Olivet, MI	L 0–73	[73]
	Hillsdale		L 0–21
November 16	Alma	Albion, MI	L 0–5
November 23	Olivet	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 8–12	[74]
*Non-conference game

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1908

1908 Albion Methodists football
MIAA champion
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–0–2 (3–0–2 MIAA)
Head coach	Walter S. Kennedy (3rd season)
Home stadium	Winter-Lau Field
Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

The 1908 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1908 college football season. In its third season under head coach Walter S. Kennedy, Albion compiled a 5–0–2 record (3–0–2 in MIAA games), shut out six of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 182 to 12.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 10	at Adrian	Adrian, MI	T 0–0	[75]
October 17	Hillsdale	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 6–0	[76]
October 24	McFadden Physical Cultural College*	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 79–0	[77]
October 31	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 21–0	[78]
November 7	Western State Normal*	Walter-Lau Field Albion, MI	W 24–0	[79]
November 13	Kalamazoo	Albion, MI	W 40–0	[80]
November 21	at Olivet	Olivet, MI	T 12–12	[81]
*Non-conference game

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1909

1909 Albion Methodists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–3–1 (2–2–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Walter S. Kennedy (4th season)
Captain	J. Fred McKale
Seasons ← 1908 1910 →

The 1909 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1909 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Walter S. Kennedy, Albion compiled a 3–3–1 record (2–2–1 in MIAA games) and outscored opponents by a total of 76 to 74. J. Fred McKale was the team captain.^[82]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	Kalamazoo	Albion, MI	W 11–5	[83]
October 9	Western State Normal*	Albion, MI	W 10–6	[84]
October 16	Adrian	Albion, MI	W 47–0	[85]
October 23	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	T 0–0	[86]
October 30	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–5	[87]
November 13	Olivet	Albion, MI	L 6–26	[88][89]
November 20	at Michigan freshmen*	Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 2–32	[90][91]
*Non-conference game

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