1888 Albion football team

The 1888 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 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 0–2 record, and was outscored by a combined total of 84 to 4.[1] Albion scheduled two of its games in 1888 against opponents that later became NCAA Division I FBS football programs, which today are among the top five in winning percentage and total wins at that level.

1888 Albion football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainMultiple
1888 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati    1 0 1
Notre Dame    1 0 0
Washington University    1 0 0
Michigan    2 1 0
Northwestern    2 1 0
Lake Forest    2 2 0
Minnesota    1 1 0
Indiana    0 0 1
Miami (OH)    0 0 1
Albion    0 2 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 24at MichiganL 4–76 or 4–80[2]
December 1at Notre DameNotre Dame, INcancelled [3]
December 12:15 p.m.at Detroit Athletic ClubDetroit, MIL 0–18[4]

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. "'Varsity News". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. "General State News". The Indianapolis News. November 30, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. "Football Match To-Day !". Detroit Free Press. December 1, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved April 7, 2021.


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