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The Hillsdale Dales football teams (later known as the Hillsdale Chargers) represented Hillsdale College in American football during the program's first decade from 1891 to 1899.

1891

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1891 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
1892 →

The 1891 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College during the 1891 college football season. In their first season fielding an intercollegiate football team, the Hillsdale eleven compiled a 0–1 record, losing its only game of the season, to Albion, by a 34–4 score.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 7AlbionL 4–34[1][2]

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1892

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1892 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →

The 1892 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1892 college football season. The team compiled a 3–2–1 record, though two of the victories are omitted from the school's year-by-year results. In addition, the outcome of a November 24 game against Notre Dame is disputed with some sources listing it as a 12–10 victory by Hillsdale.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
AlbionHillsdale, MIL 0–16
October 8AlbionHillsdale, MIL 6–38[5]
October 24at Howe Hall CollegeLima, INW 36–0[6][7]
November 7at OlivetCharlotte, MIW 14–12[8]
November 242:45 p.m.at Notre Dame
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
T 8–81,200[9][10]
Homer VillageHillsdale, MIW 22–0

[3]

1893

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1893 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →

The 1893 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1893 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1 record with its only loss being against Notre Dame at South Bend, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16at AlbionAlbion, MIW 18–0[11]
October 21at Fort Wayne YMCA
W 34–4[12]
October 28Michigan State NormalHillsdale, MIW 28–0[13]
November 183:30 p.m.AlbionHillsdale, MIW 18–0[14][15]
November 30at Notre Dame
L 10–22 or 12–22[16]

[3]

1894

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1894 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3 (1–2 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Albion $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Hillsdale 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Olivet 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1894 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1894 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach James L. Morrison, Hillsdale compiled an overall record of 3–3.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Notre Dame*
L 6–14[17]
October 22OlivetHillsdale, MIW 34–6[18]
October 29at Albion
L 0–18[19]
AlbionL 16–30
November 24at Kalamazoo*
W 66–0200[20]
November 29Adrian*Hillsdale, MIW 28–4[21]
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

1895

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1895 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH)   –   3 – 0 – 0
Carthage   –   2 – 0 – 0
Washington University   –   2 – 0 – 0
Michigan   –   8 – 1 – 0
Chicago   –   10 – 3 – 0
Wittenberg   –   5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota   –   7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin   –   5 – 2 – 1
Wabash   –   6 – 3 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   3 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   3 – 1 – 0
Illinois   –   4 – 2 – 1
Buchtel   –   3 – 2 – 0
College of Emporia   –   3 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   3 – 2 – 1
Purdue   –   4 – 3 – 0
Indiana   –   4 – 3 – 1
Northwestern   –   6 – 5 – 0
Butler   –   2 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati   –   3 – 3 – 0
Kalamazoo   –   1 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Dakota   –   1 – 1 – 0
Ohio State   –   4 – 4 – 2
Iowa Agricultural   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ohio   –   2 – 3 – 0
Rush-Lake Forest   –   4 – 6 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   1 – 2 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   1 – 2 – 0
Northwestern Law   –   1 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   1 – 4 – 0

The 1895 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1895 college football season. In their fifth season fielding an intercollegiate football team, the Hillsdale eleven compiled a 1–0–1 record. The team did not form until November, when Robinson, the team's manager, arranged two games with Adrian, one of which was to take place on Thanksgiving.[22]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
AdrianT 12–12
AdrianW 4–0

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1896

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1896 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
CaptainKitchen
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage   –   4 – 0 – 0
St. Ignatius College Chicago   –   1 – 0 – 0
Washburn   –   6 – 1 – 1
Iowa Agricultural   –   8 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   3 – 1 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   6 – 2 – 0
Detroit College   –   5 – 2 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg   –   2 – 1 – 0
Ohio   –   4 – 2 – 1
Indiana   –   5 – 3 – 0
Beloit   –   2 – 1 – 3
Missouri   –   7 – 5 – 0
Butler   –   4 – 3 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 3 – 1
Wittenberg   –   5 – 4 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   2 – 2 – 0
College of Emporia   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ohio State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Lake Forest   –   3 – 4 – 1
Mount Union   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   2 – 3 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   2 – 4 – 2
Hillsdale   –   2 – 4 – 0
Kansas State   –   0 – 1 – 1
Indiana State Normal   –   0 – 1 – 0
Buchtel   –   0 – 1 – 0
Washington University   –   0 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   0 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1896 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1896 college football season. In their first season under head coach Duncan M. Martin, the Hillsdale eleven compiled a record of 2–4. Kitchen was the team captain.[23]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MIL 0–18[24]
October 123:30 p.m.Purdue second teamHillsdale, MIL 0–8[25]
AdrianW 42–0 or 46–0[26]
October 24at AlbionAlbion, MIL 0–20[27]
November 21at ColdwaterColdwater, MIW 10–0[28]
November 26at Howe Military AcademyLima, INL 0–30[29]

[3]

1897

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1897 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–1–1 (0–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →

The 1897 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1897 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Ignatius M. Duffy, the Hillsdale eleven compiled a 1–1–1 record (0–0–1 in conference games).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23AlbionHillsdale, MIT 0–0[30]
AlbionL 2–5
Coldwater Athletic Club*W 26–0
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

1898

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1898 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–1 (2–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kalamazoo $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Hillsdale 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Michigan Agricultural 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 2
Olivet 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Albion 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1898 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1898 college football season. In their second, non-consecutive season under head coach Duncan M. Martin, the Hillsdale eleven compiled a 4–1 record (2–0 in conference games)'

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
AlbionW 34–2
Adrian*W 47–0
November 24Michigan State NormalHillsdale, MIW 21–0[31]
Charlotte City*L 0–8
White Pigeon*W 12–2
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

1899

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1899 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (3–2 MIAA)
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumMartin Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →

The 1899 Hillsdale Dales football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1899 college football season. In their ninth season fielding an intercollegiate football team, the Hillsdale eleven compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Michigan*
L 0–11[32]
October 9Coldwater High School*
W 35–0[33]
October 18KalamazooL 0–21[34]
October 23at AlbionAlbion, MIW 6–5[35]
November 4at Michigan AgriculturalEast Lansing, MICancelled[36]
November 13Adrian
  • Martin Field
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 11–0[37]
November 18at OlivetOlivet, MIL 0–6[38]
November 24Albion
  • Martin Field
  • Hillsdale, MI
W 11–5[39]
November 30at Howe School*Lima, INL 0–12[40]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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