The 1892 Oberlin Yeomen football team represented Oberlin College during the 1892 college football season. In its first season under head coach John Heisman, the team compiled a perfect 7-0 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents, 262 to 20. The season included a disputed victory over Michigan and a pair of victories over Ohio State. The 1892 and 1893 teams combined for a 13-game winning streak that was broken on November 18, 1893, in a loss to the Case School of Applied Science.
Video 1892 Oberlin Yeomen football team
Before the season
Oberlin's team trainer, "nurse to the wounded," was pre-med student Clarence Hemingway, who would go on to practice medicine in Oak Park, Illinois, and pass on his love of hunting in Michigan to his son, future novelist Ernest Hemingway.
Maps 1892 Oberlin Yeomen football team
Schedule
- October 15: Ohio State W 40-0
- October 21: Adelbert W 38-8
- November 5: Ohio Wesleyan W 56-0
- November 7: Ohio State W 50-0
- November 12: Kenyon W 38-0
- November 17: Adelbert W 16-0
- November 19: Michigan W 24-22
Game notes
Ohio State
The season opened with a 40-0 win over Ohio State. Samuel P. Bush was an assistant coach for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State
Oberlin played Ohio State again and won 50-0. In the second half, the ball was in Oberlin territory most of the time.
Michigan
On November 19, 1892, Oberlin played a close game against Michigan. The outcome of the game was, and remains, disputed. Michigan records the game as a 26-24 victory, while Oberlin's records disallow the final Michigan touchdown and list the game as a 24-22 victory for Oberlin. Oberlin came into the game undefeated under its new coach. Michigan led at halftime, 22-18. With less than two minutes left in the game, Oberlin's Carl Savage ran 90 yards to set up the go-ahead touchdown, giving Oberlin a 24-22 lead with less than a minute remaining. Before Michigan could begin its drive, an Oberlin player serving as the referee declared that time had expired, and the Oberlin team left the field. The umpire was a Michigan follower, and he ruled that four minutes remained to be played as a result of timeouts called by Oberlin. Following the umpire's ruling, Michigan ran for a touchdown with no Oberlin players on the field. Michigan declared it had won the game, 26-24. The Michigan Daily and Detroit Tribune reported that Michigan had won the game, while The Oberlin News and The Oberlin Review reported that Oberlin had won.
Postseason
Wrote The Oberlin Review in 1892: "Mr. Heisman has entirely remade our football. He has taught us scientific football."
References
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