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1896 Albion football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
  • F. J. Shipp (1st season)
CaptainHarrow (right end)
Seasons← 18951897 →

The 1896 Albion football team was an American football team that represented Albion College in the 1896 college football season. 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
OctoberJackson High School*W 24–0
October 174:00 p.m.at Detroit Athletic Club*Detroit, MIL 0–22
October 24HillsdaleAlbion, MIW 20–0
October 31at Notre Dame*L 0–24
November 7Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MIL 0–52
November 14KalamazooAlbion, MIW 6–4
November 26Detroit Athletic ClubDetroit, MIL 0–161,000
  • *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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