1896 Albion football team

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.

1896 Albion football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record4–4 (2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
  • F. J. Shipp[1] (1st season)
CaptainHarrow (right end)

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
OctoberDetroit Athletic Club*W 17–6[3]
OctoberJackson High School*W 24–0[4]
October 174 p.m.at Detroit Athletic Club*Detroit, MIL 0–22[5][6]
October 24HillsdaleAlbion, MIW 20–0[7]
October 31at Notre Dame*Notre Dame, INL 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. 1896-10-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. "Year-by-Year Scores". Albion College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. "Clipped From Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. 1896-10-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. "FOOTBALL". Detroit Free Press. 1896-10-17. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  7. "Albion Beat Hillsdale 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. 1896-10-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  8. "NOTRE DAME SHUTS OUT ALBION". Chicago Tribune. 1896-11-01. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  9. "Normals Took Albion In". Detroit Free Press. 1896-11-08. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  10. "Albion Won From Kalamazoo". Detroit Free Press. 1896-11-15. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  11. "DELTAS WERE WINNERS". Detroit Free Press. 1896-11-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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