1893 Baker Methodists football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1893 Baker Methodists football Independent 5–0–1 Charles Thomas 1st 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"Sears Hal D. 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" Journal of Sport History Winter 1992 9 3 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1992/JSH1903/jsh1903b.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170930084837/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1992/JSH1903/jsh1903b.pdf 2017-09-30 Schedule Central October 14 w y Missouri Exposition Park Kansas City, MO 28–0 October 21 2:37 p.m. w y Kansas McCook Field Lawrence, KS 14–12 Baker Wins https://www.newspapers.com/article/lawrence-daily-journal/132917916/ Lawrence Daily Journal Lawrence, Kansas October 21, 1893 4 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 t y Nebraska Lincoln Park Lincoln, NE 10–10 October 30 3:00 p.m. w y 1893 Doane Tigers Doane Crete grounds Crete, NE 10–0 Baker Beats Doane https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-nebraska-state-journal/132921618/ Nebraska State Journal Lincoln, Nebraska October 31, 1893 5 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com November 30 w y Denver Athletic Club Denver, CO 32–0 December 2 3:00 p.m. w y 1893 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Kansas Wesleyan Oak Dale Park Salina, KS 44–0 150–200 A Great Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-semi-weekly-journal/132921030/ The Republican-Journal Salina, Kansas December 1, 1893 8 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Saturday's Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/salina-daily-republican/132921484/ The Salina Daily Republican Salina, Kansas December 4, 1893 4 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com A Great Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/lawrence-daily-journal/132917916/ The Baker Beacon Baldwin, Kansas December 5, 1893 2 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Second team November 13 w y 1893 Ottawa Braves Ottawa Ottawa, KS 30–6 Another Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baker-beacon/132921944/ The Baker Beacon Baldwin, Kansas November 14, 1893 3 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 w Ottawa Athletic Field Baldwin City, KS 14–10 Excelsiors Win Again https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baldwin-ledger/132922211/ The Baldwin Ledger Baldwin, Kansas December 1, 1893 3 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com November 30 l y Ottawa Forest Park Ottawa, KS 0–14 Ottawa Wins A Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baldwin-ledger/132922262/ The Baldwin Ledger Baldwin, Kansas December 1, 1893 3 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com References Baker Category:Baker Wildcats football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Baker Methodists football