1994 Albion Britons football team

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1994 Albion Britons football
NCAA Division III champion
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record13–0 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprankle-Sprandel Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Albion $^ 5 –0 –013 –0 –0
Alma 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Hope 2 –3 –04 –4 –1
Kalamazoo 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Adrian 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Olivet 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1994 Albion Britons football team was an American football team that represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1994 NCAA Division III football season. In their 12th season under head coach Pete Schmidt, the Britons compiled a perfect 13–0 record and won the MIAA championship. It was Albion's sixth consecutive MIAA championship.

The team participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs where they defeated Augustana (Illinois) in the first round, Mount Union in the North Region final, Saint John's (Minnesota) in the semifinal, and Washington & Jefferson in the national championship game. [1]

The team was led on offense by tailback Jeff Robinson who gained 1,708 yards during the 1994 season, including 1,273 in the regular season. [2]

The team played its home games at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium in Albion, Michigan.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Wilmington (OH) * Wilmington, OH W 44–201,120 [3]
September 10 Aurora *
W 27–02,569
September 17at Wabash * Crawfordsville, IN W 14–73,750 [4]
September 24 DePauw *
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 35–141,555
October 8 Adrian
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 60–183,883 [5]
October 15at Olivet
W 65–82,479 [6]
October 22 Hope
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 35–124,844 [7]
October 29at Alma Alma, MI W 26–06,442 [8]
November 5at Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI W 34–71,500 [9]
November 19 Augustana (IL) *
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI (North Region first round)
W 28–213,500 [10]
November 26 Mount Union *
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI (North Region final)
W 34–333,700 [11]
December 3at Saint John's (MN) * Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III semifinal)W 19–165,053 [12]
December 10vs. Washington & Jefferson * Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)W 38–157,168 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Albion's perfect season". Battle Creek Enquirer. December 15, 1994. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Britons open defense of national title today". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 2, 1995. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Britons bop Wilmington, 44-20, in opener". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 4, 1994. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Britons break records and Wabash, 14-7". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 18, 1994. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Albion 60, Adrian 18". Lansing State Journal. October 9, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ouch! Albion College routs Olivet, 65-8". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 16, 1994. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Shamus Toomey (October 23, 1994). "Britons do it with defense". Battle Creek Enquirer. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Albion wins 6th-straight league title". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 30, 1994. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Albion runs away, 34-7". Lansing State Journal. November 6, 1994. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Augustana rides rally wave, crashes". Quad City Times. November 20, 1994. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Albion advances, 34-33". Lansing State Journal. November 27, 1994. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Albion beats St. John's, makes Division III final". The Detroit News. December 4, 1994. p. 3E – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Albion wins Div. III crown, 38-15". The Independent Record. December 11, 1994. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Final 1994 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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