1896 Albion football team

1896 Albion football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
  • F. J. Shipp[1] (1st season)
CaptainHarrow (right end)
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →

The 1896 Albion football team was an American football team that represented Albion College in the 1896 college football season.[2] Under first-year head coach and former star halfback F. J. Shipp, Albion compiled a 4–4 record, and were outscored by their opponents 124 to 67. In the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the team finished with a 2–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
OctoberDetroit Athletic Club*W 17–6[3]
OctoberJackson High School*W 24–0[4]
October 174:00 p.m.at Detroit Athletic Club*Detroit, MIL 0–22[5][6]
October 24HillsdaleAlbion, MIW 20–0[7]
October 31at Notre Dame*
L 0–24[8]
November 7Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MIL 0–52[9]
November 14KalamazooAlbion, MIW 6–4[10]
November 26Detroit Athletic ClubDetroit, MIL 0–161,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "F. J. Shipp coach". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Clipped From Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "FOOTBALL". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Albion Beat Hillsdale 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "NOTRE DAME SHUTS OUT ALBION". Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Normals Took Albion In". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Albion Won From Kalamazoo". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "DELTAS WERE WINNERS". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2020.


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