1893 Baker Methodists football team

1893 Baker Methodists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0–1
Head coach
1893 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Case – 4–0–0
Miami (OH) – 3–0–0
Baker – 5–0–1
Oberlin – 6–1–0
Hillsdale – 4–1–0
Notre Dame – 4–1–0
Buchtel – 5–2–0
Butler – 4–2–0
Michigan State Normal – 4–2–0
Chicago – 6–4–2
Beloit – 4–3–0
Illinois – 3–2–3
Lake Forest – 3–2–3
Doane – 2–2–0
Heidelberg – 2–2–0
Kansas State Normal – 1–1–0
Wabash – 3–3–0
Washburn – 1–1–1
Washington University – 1–1–0
Ohio State – 4–5–0
Wittenberg – 2–3–0
Mount Union – 1–2–0
Drake – 0–2–1
Baldwin–Wallace – 0–1–0
College of Emporia – 0–1–0
Ohio Wesleyan – 0–1–0
Kalamazoo – 0–2–0
Iowa Agricultural – 0–3–0
Cincinnati – 0–6–0

The 1893 Baker Methodists football team represented the Baker University as an independent during the 1893 college football season. Led by Charles Thomas in his first and only season as head coach, the Methodists compiled a record of 5–0–1. Baker was the "Champion Football Team of the Great West"[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 14vs. Missouri
W 28–0
October 212:37 p.m.at Kansas
W 14–12[2]
October 28at Nebraska
T 10–10
October 303:00 p.m.at Doane
W 10–0[3]
November 30at Denver Athletic ClubDenver, COW 32–0
December 23:00 p.m.at Kansas Wesleyan
W 44–0150–200[4][5][6]

Second team

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 13at OttawaOttawa, KSW 30–6[7]
November 25Ottawa
W 14–10[8]
November 30at Ottawa
L 0–14[9]

References

  1. ↑ Sears, Hal D. (Winter 1992). "The Moral Threat of Intercollegiate Sports: An 1893 Poll of Ten College Presidents, and the End of "The Champion Football Team of the Great West"" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 9 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Baker Wins". Lawrence Daily Journal. Lawrence, Kansas. October 21, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Baker Beats Doane". Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 31, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "A Great Game". The Republican-Journal. Salina, Kansas. December 1, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Saturday's Game". The Salina Daily Republican. Salina, Kansas. December 4, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "A Great Game". The Baker Beacon. Baldwin, Kansas. December 5, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Another Victory". The Baker Beacon. Baldwin, Kansas. November 14, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Excelsiors Win Again". The Baldwin Ledger. Baldwin, Kansas. December 1, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Ottawa Wins A Game". The Baldwin Ledger. Baldwin, Kansas. December 1, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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