1904 Albion football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–0–1 (6–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumWinter–Lau Field

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Albion High School*
W 5–0[3]
October 1Michigan freshmen*
  • Winter–Lau Field
  • Albion, MI
T 0–0[4]
October 15Michigan State Normal
  • Winter–Lau Field
  • Albion, MI
W 68–0[5]
October 22Michigan Agricultural
  • Winter–Lau Field
  • Albion, MI
W 4–0
October 29at KalamazooKalamazoo, MIW 44–0
November 5at OlivetOlivet, MIW 36–0[6]
November 11Alma
  • Winter–Lau Field
  • Albion, MI
W 27–0
HillsdaleW 22–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Albion (MI) Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Winter Lau Field". Morning Star. April 9, 2000. p. 19.
  3. ↑ "Albion College Beat High School". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "No Score In Albion's First Game". Detroit Free Press. October 2, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Albion Made Big Clean-Up". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1904. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Albion Outplayed Olivet Yesterday". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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