1900 Detroit College Tigers football team

1900 Detroit College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2
Head coach	John C. Mackey (1st season)

1900 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					1	–	0	–	0
Lake Forest			–					1	–	0	–	0
Haskell			–					9	–	1	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					8	–	1	–	1
Ohio State			–					8	–	1	–	1
Nebraska			–					6	–	1	–	1
Beloit			–					7	–	1	–	2
Kirksville Osteopaths			–					7	–	2	–	1
Washburn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg			–					5	–	2	–	1
Drake			–					6	–	3	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					6	–	3	–	1
Fairmount			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit College			–					3	–	2	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					3	–	2	–	1
Carthage			–					4	–	3	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Missouri			–					4	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois State			–					2	–	2	–	2
Iowa State Normal			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buchtel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					3	–	5	–	1
Ohio			–					2	–	4	–	1
Kansas State			–					2	–	4	–	0
Kansas			–					2	–	5	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	5	–	2
Iowa State			–					2	–	5	–	1
Butler			–					0	–	1	–	3
Heidelberg			–					0	–	2	–	2
Michigan Agricultural			–					1	–	3	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					1	–	3	–	0
Mount Union			–					1	–	4	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1900 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In its first season under head coach John C. Mackey, the team compiled a 3–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 71 to 23. Five of the team's opponents were high schools. The only intercollegiate game was an 11–0 victory over Loyola University Chicago.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Detroit University School	Detroit, MI	W 23–0
	Wyandotte High School		W 17–0
October 27	Ann Arbor High School	Detroit Athletic Club grounds Detroit, MI	L 0–11	[2]
November 3	Central High School	Detroit Athletic Club grounds Detroit, MI	L 5–6	[3]
November 29	St. Ignatius College Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 11–0	[4][5]

References

1. "Detroit Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
2. "Ann Arbor Team Won by a Narrow Margin". The Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Detroit College and Central High School Clash To-day". The Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1900. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "St. Ignatius and Detroit". The Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1900. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Detroit College, 11; St. Ignatius, 0". The Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1900. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.