1913 Detroit Heralds season

1913 Detroit Heralds season
Head coach	Bill Marshall
Home field	Mack Park
Results
Record	7–0

The 1913 Detroit Heralds season was the ninth season for the Detroit Heralds, an independent American football team. Led by coach Bill Marshall, the team compiled a 7–0 record, shut out seven opponents, and allowed only six points during the entire season. In addition to playing teams from within the State of Michigan, the 1913 Heralds also played and defeated teams from Canada (the Windsor Independents), Ohio (the Cleveland Tomahawks), and Illinois (Eckersall's Maroons from Chicago).

The Heralds' undefeated season in 1913 was followed by a second consecutive undefeated season in 1914, a winning streak that lasted 17 games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 12	Windsor Independents	Mack Park Detroit	W 7–0	1,200	[1]
October 19	Adrian Independents	Mack Park Detroit	W 75–0		[2]
October 26	Cleveland Tomahawks	Mack Park Detroit	W 13–0		[3]
November 2	Argonauts	Mack Park Detroit	W 7–0		[4]
November 9	Eckersall's Maroons	Detroit	W 19–0		[5]
November 30	Greys	Mack Park Detroit	W 14–0		[6]
December 7	Wolverines	Mack Park Detroit	W 16–6	2,200	[7]

Players

The team's players included the following, those players with at least four starts shown in bold:

• Allen - started 3 games at end
• Cheney - started 1 game at tackle
• Fogel - started 3 games at tackle, 3 games at halfback
• Hoffman - started 1 game at guard
• Houck - started 1 game at fullback, started 1 game at guard, 1 game at tackle
• Jacobs - started 1 game at end
• Lingrel - started 3 games at guard, 3 games at end
• Birtie Maher - started 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at end
• Mauer - started 4 games at halfback, 1 game at fullback
• Moran - started all 7 games at center
• Lawrence Nadeau - started 1 game at halfback
• Neumann - started 1 game at guard
• Runkel - started 6 games at tackle, 1 game at halfback
• Schaeffer - started 3 games at halfback, 1 game at end
• Seubert - started 4 games at fullback, 2 games at halfback
• R. "Dick" Shields - started 5 games at end, 1 game at fullback; also served as a team captain
• G. Shields - started 3 games at guard, 2 games at tackle
• Watson - started 1 game at tackle
• Perce Wilson - started 6 games at quarterback
• Wayne - started 5 games at guard

References

1. "Heralds Win From Windsor In Close Game". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1913. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Heralds Play Rings Around State Eleven". Detroit Free Press. October 20, 1913. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Heralds Score Twice on Clevelanders". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1913. p. 8.
4. "Heralds Make One Touchdown in Hard Game". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1913. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Heralds Rout Chicago Team in Snowstorm". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1913. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Greys Are Beaten by Champions". Detroit Free Press. December 1, 1913. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "City Title Is Retained by Heralds". Detroit Free Press. December 8, 1913. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.