1912 Detroit Heralds season | |
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Head coach | Bill Marshall |
Home field | Mack Park |
Results | |
Record | 4–2–1 |
The 1912 Detroit Heralds season was the eighth season of independent American football played by the Detroit Heralds. The team was coached by Bill Marshall, compiled a 4–2–1 record, and won the second annual Detroit football championship with victories over the Myrtles, Morrells, and Wolverines.
The team lost to the Ann Arbor Independents, a team led by John Maulbetsch who went on to play for Michigan from 1914 to 1916 and was selected as an All-American. In their only game against an out-of-state opponent, the Heralds played the Cleveland Erin Braus to a 7–7 tie. [1] They also lost their only game with a college squad, the Adrian Bulldogs. [2]
The team's lineup included Birtie Maher and R. Shields (ends), Polly La Grue (quarterback), Sylvester "Ole" Mauer and Schaffer (halfbacks), Lawrence Nedeau (fullback), and Moran (center).
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 20 | Myrtles |
| W 88–0 | [3] | |
October 27 | Bay City Billikens |
| W 80–0 | 1,650 | [4] |
November 3 | Morrells |
| W 53–0 | 2,250 | [5] |
November 10 | Ann Arbor Independents |
| L 0–12 | 2,490 | [6] |
November 17 | Wolverines |
| W 6–0 | [7] | |
November 23 | Adrian |
| L 6–14 | [2] | |
November 24 | Cleveland Erin Braus |
| T 7–7 | [1] |
The team's players included the following, those players with at least four starts shown in bold: