Kalamazoo Baptists football, 1910–1919

The Kalamazoo Baptists football program, 1910–1919 (also referred to as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, later known as the Kalamazoo Hornets) represented Kalamazoo College in American football during the school's third decade of college football. The team competed as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Highlights of the decade include the following:

• The 1916 Kalamazoo Baptists football team enjoyed a perfect season with a 7–0 record and won the MIAA championship. The team also set a school scoring record with a 108–0 victory over Grand Rapids Veterinary.
• The 1919 Kalamazoo Baptists football team compiled a 5–2 record (4–0 in conference games) and won the MIAA championship.

Ivan Doseff

E. J. Mather

Ralph H. Young

Paul Staake

Kalamazoo Baptists football head coaches, 1910–1919

Kalamazoo's head coaches during the 1910s were Ivan Doseff (1910), E. J. Mather (1911–1915), Ralph H. Young (1916–1917, 1919), and Paul Staake (1918). Mather later served as the head basketball coach at the University of Michigan from 1919 to 1928. Young later served as Michigan State University's athletic director from 1923 to 1954 and head football coach from 1923 to 1927.

1910

1910 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–4–1 (0–3–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Ivan Doseff (1st season)
Seasons ← 1909 1911 →

The 1910 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1910 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Ivan Doseff, the Baptists compiled a 1–4–1 record (0–3–1 in conference games) and finished in fourth place in the MIAA.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8	Albion	Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–24	[2]
October 15	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	T 0–0	[3]
October 22	Olivet	Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–66	[4]
November 5	at Hope*	Holland, MI	W 10–6	[5]
November 12	Michigan freshmen*		L 0–66	[6]
November 18	Albion	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 5–20	[7]
*Non-conference game

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1911

1911 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–2 (0–2 MIAA)
Head coach	E. J. Mather (1st season)
Seasons ← 1910 1912 →

The 1911 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1911 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. J. Mather, the Baptists compiled a 2–2 record (0–2 in conference games) and finished in fourth place in the MIAA.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 7	Olivet	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	L 3–28	[8][9]
October 21	at Detroit*	D. A. C. Field Detroit, MI	W 8–6	[10]
October 28	at Hope*	Holland, MI	W 8–0	[11]
November 11	at Albion	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 5–19	[12][13]
*Non-conference game

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1912

1912 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–3 (1–3 MIAA)
Head coach	E. J. Mather (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

The 1912 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1912 college football season. In their second year under head coach E. J. Mather, the Baptists compiled a 2–3 record (1–3 in conference games) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the MIAA.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5		at Olivet	Olivet, MI	L 0–28	[14]
October 12		Albion	Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–26	[15]
October 26		at Hope*	Holland, MI	W 60–5	[16]
November 2	2:30 p.m.	Alma	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–54	[17][18]
November 15	2:30 p.m.	Hillsdale	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	W 6–0	[19][20][21]
*Non-conference game

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1913

1913 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–4 (0–4 MIAA)
Head coach	E. J. Mather (3rd season)
Captain	Bill Buchanan
Seasons ← 1912 1914 →

1913 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Olivet $	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Alma	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Hillsdale	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Albion	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Adrian	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Kalamazoo	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1913 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1913 college football season. In their third year under head coach E. J. Mather, the Baptists compiled a 2–4 record (0–4 in conference games) and finished in sixth place in the MIAA.^[1] Bill Buchanan was the team captain.^[22]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 11		Battle Creek YMCA*	Kalamazoo, MI	W 26–0	[23]
October 18		at Hope*	Holland, MI	W 27–0	[24]
October 25		at Albion	Winter-Lau Field Albion, MI	L 7–23	[25]
November 1		Olivet	Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–26	[26]
November 8	2:30 p.m.	Albion	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–13	[27][28]
November 14		at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	L 7–19	[29][30]
*Non-conference game

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1914

1914 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–1 (3–1 MIAA)
Head coach	E. J. Mather (4th season)
Seasons ← 1913 1915 →

1914 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Olivet +	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Hillsdale +	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Kalamazoo	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Albion	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Adrian	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Alma	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1914 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1914 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach E. J. Mather, the Baptists compiled a 4–1 record (3–1 in conference games) and finished in third place in the MIAA.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 17		at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	L 0–6	[31]
October 24	2:30 p.m.	Albion	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	W 12–3	[32][33]
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Ferris Institute*	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	W 41–13	[34][35]
November 7		at Olivet	Olivet, MI	W 20–0	[36]
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at Albion	Winterlau Field Albion, MI	W 33–0	[37][38]
*Non-conference game

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1915

1915 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–2 (2–2 MIAA)
Head coach	E. J. Mather (5th season)
Home stadium	College athletic field
Seasons ← 1914 1916 →

1915 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Albion $	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Alma	1	–	0	–	2			1	–	3	–	2
Olivet	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Kalamazoo	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Hillsdale	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Adrian	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1915 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach E. J. Mather, the Baptists compiled a 3–2 record (2–2 in conference games) and finished in fourth place in the MIAA.^[1]

Five Kalamazoo players were selected as first-team players on the MIAA all-star team for 1915: MacGregor at quarterback; Preston at end; Hall at left guard; Conrad at center; and Taylor at tackle. Three others were named to the second team: Walker at halfback; Emerson at tackle; and Tedrow at end.^[40]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Ferris Institute*	College athletic field Kalamazoo, MI	W 59–0	[41][42]
October 16		at Adrian	Adrian, MI	W 27–7	[43]
October 30		at Hillsdale	Martin Field Hillsdale, MI	W 10–7	[44]
November 5		Olivet	Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–6 (0–1 forfeit)	[45]
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Albion	Western Normal athletic field Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–14	[46][47]
*Non-conference game

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1916

1916 Kalamazoo Baptists football
MIAA champion
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–0 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Ralph H. Young (1st season)
Seasons ← 1915 1917 →

The 1916 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Baptists compiled a perfect 7–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the MIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 40.^[1][48]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 13	at Grand Rapids Veterinary*	Grand Rapids, MI	W 108–0		[49]
October 21	at Michigan State Normal	Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–6		[50]
October 28	Hillsdale	Kalamazoo, MI	W 39–7		[51]
November 4	at Olivet	Olivet, MI	W 27–0		[52]
November 11	at Albion	Alumni Field Albion, MI	W 41–13	4,000	[53]
November 18	at Alma	Davis Field Alma, MI	W 21–7		[54]
November 25	Notre Dame freshmen*	Kalamazoo, MI	W 34–7		[55]
*Non-conference game

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1917

1917 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–5 (4–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Ralph H. Young (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1916 1918 →

1917 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alma $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Kalamazoo	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Albion	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Olivet	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Adrian	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Hillsdale	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1917 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Baptists compiled a 5–5 record (4–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the MIAA.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Adrian	Kalamazoo, MI	W 76–0		[56][57]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	L 0–55		[58][59]
October 13		at Michigan Agricultural*	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 7–3		[60]
October 20		at Detroit*	Elmwood Avenue gridiron Detroit, MI	L 0–26		[61]
October 24	3:00 p.m.	at Camp Custer*	Field opposite General Dickman's home Battle Creek, MI	L 7–34		[62][63]
October 27		at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 19–0		[64]
November 3		at Michigan*	Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–62	4,345	[65][66][67]
November 9	2:30 p.m.	Albion	Kalamazoo, MI	W 28–10		[68][69]
November 17	2:30 p.m.	Alma	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–25		[70][71]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Olivet	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	W 26–10		[72][73]
*Non-conference game

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1918

1918 Kalamazoo Baptists football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–2
Head coach	Paul Staake (1st season)
Seasons ← 1917 1919 →

The 1918 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College during the 1918 college football season. The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) was inactive in 1918. In their first year under head coach Paul Staake, the Baptists compiled a 1–2 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 26	Hillsdale	Kalamazoo, MI	W 6–0	[74]
November 9	at Albion	Alumni Field Albion, MI	L 10–34	[75]
November 16	Hope	Kalamazoo College campus Kalamazoo, MI	L 13–14	[76]

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1919

1919 Kalamazoo Baptists football
MIAA champion
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2 (4–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Ralph H. Young (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1918 1920 →

The 1919 Kalamazoo Baptists football team, also known as the Kalamazoo Orange and Black, represented Kalamazoo College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1919 college football season. In their third year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Baptists compiled a 5–2 record (4–0 in conference games) and won the MIAA championship.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	at Notre Dame*	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	L 0–14	5,000	[77]
October 11	Hope	Kalamazoo, MI	W 30–0		[78]
October 17	Grand Rapids*	Kalamazoo, MI	W 62–0		[79]
October 25	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 41–20		[80]
November 1	at Detroit*	Navin Field Detroit, MI	L 0–28		[81][82]
November 8	Albion	Kalamazoo, MI	W 13–2		[83]
November 15	at Alma	Alma, MI	W 41–6		[84]
*Non-conference game

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