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American college football season
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 [ edit ]
Second team [ edit ]
Date Opponent Site Result Source November 13 at Ottawa Ottawa, KS W 30–6[7]
November 25 Ottawa W 14–10[8]
November 30 at Ottawa L 0–14[9]
References [ edit ]
^ 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.
^ "Baker Wins" . Lawrence Daily Journal . Lawrence, Kansas . October 21, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Baker Beats Doane" . Nebraska State Journal . Lincoln, Nebraska . October 31, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A Great Game" . The Republican-Journal . Salina, Kansas . December 1, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Saturday's Game" . The Salina Daily Republican . Salina, Kansas . December 4, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A Great Game" . The Baker Beacon . Baldwin, Kansas . December 5, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Another Victory" . The Baker Beacon . Baldwin, Kansas . November 14, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Excelsiors Win Again" . The Baldwin Ledger . Baldwin, Kansas . December 1, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ottawa Wins A Game" . The Baldwin Ledger . Baldwin, Kansas . December 1, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .