1892 Kalamazoo football team

The 1892 Kalamazoo football team was an American football team that represented Kalamazoo College in the 1892 college football season. In their first season fielding a football team, the Kalamazoo eleven lost two games against Olivet College, being outscored 32 to 8 by their opponent.[1] The first game, played October 24 at Olivet, was planned as a part of Olivet's field day of 1892, which also included boxing matches, tennis, and track and field events like the hammer throw and pole vaulting.[2] During the contest, Kalamazoo took an early 4–0 lead, but allowed 20 answered points, 8 in the first half and 12 in the second.

1892 Kalamazoo football
Kalamazoo College's first football team, 1892. First row, left to right: Remington, Stripp, Shelvin. Second row: Weeler, McWilliams, Magill. Third row: Agbast, J. Westnedge, Gregg, Cole, Kinnane, Shutts, Lineau. Absent: R. Westnedge.
ConferenceIndependent
1892 record0–2
Head coachNone
1892 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oberlin      7 0 0
Iowa Agricultural      1 0 1
Notre Dame      1 0 1
Chicago      8 4 1
Michigan State Normal      2 1 0
Illinois      7 4 1
Ohio State      5 3 0
Washington University      3 2 0
Hillsdale      3 2 1
Doane      1 1 0
Heidelberg      1 1 0
Buchtel      3 4 0
Lake Forest      2 3 0
Cincinnati      1 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan      1 3 0
Wittenberg      0 2 1
Washburn      0 2 0
Kalamazoo      0 2 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 24at OlivetOlivet, MIL 4–20[3]
November 8OlivetKalamazoo, MIL 4–12[4]

References

  1. "Kalamazoo Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. "Field Day At Olivet". newspapers.com. 1892-10-25. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. "Field Day At Olivet". newspapers.com. 1892-10-25. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  4. "Kalamazoo College". newspapers.com. 1892-11-12. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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