Albion Methodists football, 1900–1909
The Albion Methodists football teams represented Albion College in American football during the program's third decade of college football, from 1900 to 1909. The team competed as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Highlights included the following:
- The 1900 Albion Methodists football team compiled 6–1–2 record and won the MIAA championship. The Methodists twice defeated Michigan Agricultural College during the 1900 season by combined scores of 52 to 0.
- Joe Maddock starred for the 1901 Albion team. He was recruited by Fielding H. Yost to transfer to Michigan where he scored 13 touchdowns in 1902 and 10 in 1903. Strenghend by the addition of Maddock, the Wolverines defeated Albion, 88–0 in 1902, and 76–0 in 1903.
- The 1904 Albion Methodists football team compiled a 7–0–1 record and won the MIAA championship in its first season under head coach Walter S. Kennedy.
- The 1908 Albion Methodists football team compiled a 5–0–2 record and won the MIAA championship in its third season under Kennedy.
The team played its home games at Winter-Lau Field in Albion, Michigan; the field was built in 1900 with funds donated by John Winter and Oliver Lau.
1900
The 1900 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1900 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1–2 record and won the MIAA championship.The team also swept a two-game series with [1900 Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team|Michigan Agricultural], defeating the Aggies by scores of 23–0 and 29–0.
Albion was led in 1900 by second-year head coach Chester Brewer who went on to be the head coach at Michigan State for 10 years and the athletic director at the University of Missouri for 13 years.
Joe Maddock played principally at right halfback and was the star of the 1900 Albion team. Maddock later became a star for Fielding H. Yost's undefeated national championship teams at Michigan in 1902 and 1903.
1901
The 1901 Albion Methodists football team represented Albion College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 7–4–1 record. One year earlier, the 1900 Albion team was the MIAA champion with a 6–1–2 record and six shutouts to its credit.Albion played five of its games in 1901 against opponents that later became NCAA Division I FBS football programs, compiling a 2–2–1 record in those games. Albion opened its season with a loss to national champion Michigan, a team that outscored its 1901 opponents by a total of 550 to 0. Albion also played two games against Michigan Agricultural, resulting in a loss and a tie. The team also swept a two-game series with Michigan State Normal, defeating the Normal School by scores of 29–0 and 39–6.
Albion was led in 1901 by third-year head coach Chester Brewer who went on to be the head coach at Michigan State for 10 years and the athletic director at the University of Missouri for 13 years.
Tackle P. B. Exelby was the team captain. Joe Maddock played principally at right halfback and was the star of the 1901 Albion team. He was so effective against Michigan that coach Fielding H. Yost enticed him to transfer there. He became a star for Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams in 1902 and 1903.