The Olivet football teams (later known as the Olvet Comets) represented Olivet College in American football during the program's first two decades from 1884 to 1899. Highlights include the following:
- In 1884, Olivet began its intercollegiate football program, losing two games to Albion College.
- In 1891, Olivet won its first football games, defeating Albion by a 30–21 and Michigan Agricultural by scores of 78–0 and 70–0.
- In 1894, Olivet compiled a perfect season with a 4–0 record and a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship.
1884
edit| 1884 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 0–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCNY | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePauw | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivet | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1884 Olivet football team represented Olivet College during the 1884 college football season. In Olivet's first year fielding a varsity football team, the Comets compiled a 0–2 record, both games against Albion, and were outscored by a total of 20 to 7.
Schedule
edit1890
edit| 1890 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 0–1 (0–1 MIAA) |
The 1890 Olivet football team represented Olivet College during the 1890 college football season. In Olivet's second year fielding a varsity football team, the team compiled a 0–1 record, losing to Albion by a 32–12 score.
Schedule
edit1891
edit| 1891 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–2 (1–1 MIAA) |
The 1891 Olivet football team represented Olivet College during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a 3–2 record.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| Albion | W 30–21 | ||||
| Michigan Agricultural | W 78–0 | ||||
| Michigan Agricultural | W 70–0 | ||||
| October 19 | Michigan | L 6–18 | [3] | ||
| October 31 | vs. Albion |
| L 6–24 | 3,000–5,000 | [4] |
1892
edit| 1892 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–1 (0–1 MIAA) |
The 1892 Olivet football team team that represented Olivet College during the 1892 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 2–1.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 24 | Kalamazoo* | Olivet, MI | W 20–4 | [5][6] | ||
| November 3 | at Kalamazoo* |
| W 12–4 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | Hillsdale | Charlotte, MI | L 12–14 | [8] | ||
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1893
edit| 1893 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–1 (0–1 MIAA) |
The 1893 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1893 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 1–1.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 2 | at Kalamazoo* | Kalamazoo, MI | W 26–6 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | Albion | Olivet, MI | L 16–42 | [10] | ||
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1894
edit| 1894 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–3 (1–2 MIAA) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1894 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1894 college football season. The team compiled a 1–3 record (1–2 in conference games).
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6 | Michigan State Normal | Olivet, MI | W 48–0 | |
| October 17 | at Michigan* | L 0–48 | [11] | |
| October 22 | at Hillsdale | Hillsdale, MI | L 6–34 | [12] |
| November 5 | at Albion | Albion, MI | L 0–18 | [13] |
| November 10 | at Kalamazoo* |
| Cancelled | [14][15] |
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1895
edit| 1895 Olivet football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–0 (1–0 MIAA) |
The 1895 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1895 college football season. The team compiled a 4–0 record (1–0 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 2, and won the MIAA championship.
Schedule
edit1896
edit| 1896 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–1 (0–0 MIAA) |
The 1896 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 1–1.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| Lansing Athletic Club* | W 22–6 | ||||||
| October 24 | at Detroit Athletic Club* | Detroit, MI | L 4–24 | 600 | [19] | ||
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1897
edit| 1897 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–5–1 (1–4 MIAA) |
The 1897 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1897 college football season. The team compiled a 1–5–1 record (1–4 in conference games).
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | at Michigan Agricultural* | Lansing, MI | L 6–26 | [20] | |||
| October 9 | Albion | Olivet, MI | W 28–16 | [21] | |||
| October 16 | Michigan Agricultural* | Olivet, MI | T 18–18 | [22] | |||
| October 25 | at Kalamazoo |
| L 0–60 | 450 | [23] | ||
| Albion | L 0–36 | ||||||
| November 6 | Kalamazoo | Olivet, MI | L 0–32 | [24] | |||
| November 29 | at Alma | Alma, MI | L 0–16 | [25] | |||
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1898
edit| 1898 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 0–5 (0–3 MIAA) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 0–5 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | at Detroit Athletic Club* | Detroit, MI | L 0–25 | [26] | |||
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Olivet alumni* | Olivet, MI | L 6–12 | [27] | ||
| October 24 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | L 0–17 | [28][29] | |||
| October 29 | Michigan Agricultural | Olivet, MI | L 0–45 | [30] | |||
| November 19 | Kalamazoo | Olivet, MI | L 5–24 | [31][32] | |||
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1899
edit| 1899 Olivet football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–2 (4–2 MIAA) |
| Head coach |
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The 1899 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1899 college football season. In its first year under head coach Carl E. Mapes, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2 with all games played against conference opponents.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 14 | Albion | Olivet, MI | W 23–11 | [33] |
| October 28 | Kalamazoo | Olivet, MI | L 11–12 | [34] |
| Hillsdale | W 6–0 | |||
| November 11 | at Albion | Albion, MI | L 0–10 | [35] |
| November 18 | Hillsdale | Olivet, MI | W 6–0 | [36] |
| November 25 | Michigan Agricultural | Olivet, MI | W 18–17 | [37] |
References
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- ↑ "Albion vs. Olivet". The Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1890. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Michigan 18, Olivet 6: Our Eleven Improves in Team Work but Is Still Weak at Centre". The U. of M. Daily. October 20, 1891. p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library.
- ↑ "The Kickers: A Great Game of Foot Ball at Battle Creek". Kalamazoo Gazette. November 6, 1891. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Athletics.—Field Day At Olivet". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 25, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Downed at Foot Ball: Kalamazoo College Boys Badley Defeated by Olivet". Kalamazoo Gazette. October 26, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Crossed Legs: Referee Marsh Makes a Fatal Mistake for the Home Team". Kalamazoo Gazette. November 4, 1892. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Olivet College". The Inter Ocean. November 12, 1892. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Olivet 26; Kalamazoo, 6". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 3, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Albion Surprised Olivet". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 5, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
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- ↑ "Jottings". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 1, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
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- ↑ "Downed by Olivet: The Kalamazoo College Football Team Defeated". Kalamazoo Gazette. October 4, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lansing, of Course". The State Republican. October 29, 1895. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Albion Defeated by Olivet". The Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1895. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Deltas Played Well: The Local Team Won an Interesting Contest; Defeating Olivet College by a Score of 24 to 4". The Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "M.A.C. Team Too Much For the Olivet Boys". The State Republican. October 4, 1897. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Olivet and M.A.C. Tied". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Olivet Shut Out: Kalamazoo College Won at Football -- 60 to 0". Kalamazoo Gazette. October 26, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Kalamazoo Not Beaten: Olivet Goes Way of Others Who Strike Kazoos". The Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1897. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Alma". The Saginaw Evening News. November 30, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Deltas' Colors on Top: Regular D.A.C. Eleven Had It Easy With Olivet College". The Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Olivet Downed by the Alumni". The Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The Old Time Pace: Kalamazoo and Olivet Have a Hard Contest; Kalamazoo is Somewhat Crippled but Still in the Business and won". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 25, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Olivet Could Not Score at Kalamazoo". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 25, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Olivet Not in the Game". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "'Twas Kazoo Day—College Defeated Olivet Easily". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 20, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Sizes Them Up—Coaches Charles C. Hall Gives His Views". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 22, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Olivet Finally Won From Albion". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 15, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Missing a Goal Lost This One". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 29, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "All Enthusiastic at Albion". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 12, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Hillsdale Lost the Game in First Half". The Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1899. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Olivet Beat Farmers by One Point". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 26, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .