1884 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1884 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1884 college football season
. The team compiled a 2–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 36 to 10. The team captain was Horace Prettyman. Michigan' center
, Henry Killilea
, was one the five men who founded baseball
's American League
as a major league in 1899. He also owned the Boston Red Sox
from 1903 until 1904.
. The University of Michigan student newspaper, The Chronicle, included the following brief report on the game:
The Michigan team that played in the Albion game consisted of: Prettyman, Brock, Wilson, Killilea, Goss, Dorn and Duff as "rushers"; McNeil as quarterback; Olcutt and Jaycock as halfbacks; and Duffy as goal-keeper.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the 1884 college football season
1884 college football season
The 1884 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Yale and Princeton as national champions....
. The team compiled a 2–0 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 36 to 10. The team captain was Horace Prettyman. Michigan' center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
, Henry Killilea
Henry Killilea
Henry J. Killilea was one the five men who founded baseball's American League as a major league in 1899. The other members of the group were his brother Matthew Killilea, Connie Mack, Charles Comiskey, and the leader of the effort, Ban Johnson. Their first meeting was held in Killilea's Milwaukee...
, was one the five men who founded baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
's American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
as a major league in 1899. He also owned the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
from 1903 until 1904.
Schedule
Michigan 18, Albion 0
The 1884 football team played its first game on November 15, 1884 in Ann Arbor against the team from Albion CollegeAlbion College
Albion College is a private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. Related to the United Methodist Church, it was founded in 1835 and was the first private college in Michigan to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. It has a student population of about 1500.The school's sports teams are...
. The University of Michigan student newspaper, The Chronicle, included the following brief report on the game:
"Last Saturday, the Rugby eleven of Albion visited Ann Arbor and played a game of a single inning with the University team, which resulted in a score of 18 to 0 in favor of the U. of M. The Albion team was only recently organized, but nevertheless did some good playing. They proved themselves a gentlemanly set of fellows, and expressed their satisfaction at the treatment received."
The Michigan team that played in the Albion game consisted of: Prettyman, Brock, Wilson, Killilea, Goss, Dorn and Duff as "rushers"; McNeil as quarterback; Olcutt and Jaycock as halfbacks; and Duffy as goal-keeper.
Varsity letter winners
- Raymond Walter Beach, Atwood, Michigan - forward
- Henry Brock, Holly, MichiganHolly, MichiganHolly is a village in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,086 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Holly Township. It is about south of Flint and northwest of Detroit.- Demographics :...
- forward - John Couch, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
- substitute - Edward L. Dorn, Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
- forward - William J. DuffWilliam J. DuffWilliam J. Duff was an American football player and medical. He played college football for the University of Michigan in 1882 to 1884....
, Oswego, New YorkOswego, New YorkOswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
- halfback - John L. Duffy, Ann Arbor, Michigan - goalkeeper
- Dwight Goss, St. Johns, MichiganSt. Johns, MichiganAs of the census of 2000, there were 7,485 people, 2,994 households, and 1,999 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,909.1 per square mile . There were 3,148 housing units at an average density of 802.9 per square mile...
- forward - John M. Jaycox, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- three-quarter back - Henry KillileaHenry KillileaHenry J. Killilea was one the five men who founded baseball's American League as a major league in 1899. The other members of the group were his brother Matthew Killilea, Connie Mack, Charles Comiskey, and the leader of the effort, Ban Johnson. Their first meeting was held in Killilea's Milwaukee...
, Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
- center - Thomas H. McNeilThomas H. McNeilThomas H. McNeil was an American football player and lawyer. He was the first University of Michigan football player to be the starting quarterback in consecutive years. He led the Michigan football team to undefeated seasons in 1884 and 1885...
, Burdette, Montana - quarterback - William J. OlcottWilliam J. OlcottWilliam James Olcott was an American football player and mining and railroad executive in the Mesabi Range. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1881 to 1883 and was captain of the 1882 and 1883 teams. After receiving his degree, he worked in the iron ore mining...
, Ishpeming, MichiganIshpeming, MichiganIshpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...
- halfback - Horace Greely PrettymanHorace Greely PrettymanHorace Greely Prettyman was an American football player in the early years of the sport. Prettyman won a record eight varsity letters at the University of Michigan, playing for the school's football team from 1882–1886 and 1888–1890...
, Bryan, OhioBryan, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 8,333 people, 3,528 households, and 2,155 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,821.7 people per square mile . There were 3,733 housing units at an average density of 816.1 per square mile...
- forward - George Christoph Schemm, Saginaw, MichiganSaginaw, MichiganSaginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...
- forward
Coaching staff
- Coach: no coach
- Captain: Horace Greely PrettymanHorace Greely PrettymanHorace Greely Prettyman was an American football player in the early years of the sport. Prettyman won a record eight varsity letters at the University of Michigan, playing for the school's football team from 1882–1886 and 1888–1890...
- Manager: Henry KillileaHenry KillileaHenry J. Killilea was one the five men who founded baseball's American League as a major league in 1899. The other members of the group were his brother Matthew Killilea, Connie Mack, Charles Comiskey, and the leader of the effort, Ban Johnson. Their first meeting was held in Killilea's Milwaukee...