American college football season
The 1913 Christian Brothers football team represented the Christian Brothers College during the 1913 college football season .[ 1] The Brothers compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored their opponents 251 to 85. Luke Kelly was the team's head coach for the second year.[ 2] [ 3] The team broke the school's scoring record with 97 points against Cape Girardeau Normal .[ 4]
The 1913 Christian Brothers team was reported to be the first college football team to adopt "the figure system of numbering the players" -- a system in which each athlete was numbered according to his position on the field, and the names and numbers of each player were printed on score cards that were distributed to the spectators.[ 5]
Schedule
References
^ "Team Records Game by Game" . September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ "Kelly Prepares for Big De Paul Battle" . St. Louis Star . October 31, 1913. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Luke Kelly's Contract Received at College" . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . April 3, 1912. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "C.B.C. Makes Record Score on Cape, 96-6" . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . October 26, 1913. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "C.B.C Plays Canton" . St. Louis Star . September 25, 1913. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "C.B.C. Gridists Raise Curtain on Football Today" . St. Louis Star . September 2, 1913. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "C.B.C. Crushes Christian 44-0" . St. Louis Star . September 28, 1913. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Central College Holds C.B.C. to Two Touchdowns" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 5, 1913. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fierce Struggle Gives C.B.C. Tie With Miner Team" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 12, 1913. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com .
^ "C.B.C. Speeders Run Away From Wesleyans" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 19, 1913. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "De Paul Loses Rough Game: Christian Brothers College Eleven of St. Louis Smothers Chicago Combatants by 33 to 7 Score" . Chicago Tribune . November 2, 1913. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Christian Brothers Wins by Forfeit" . St. Joseph Gazette . November 2, 1913. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penalty Record Broken by C.B.C., but Locals Win: Officials Assess Total of 255 Yards in Battle With Osteopaths" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 9, 1913. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Notre Dame Men Hard Pressed to Beat C.B.C., 20-7: College Eleven, First to Score, Is Beaten in Last Period by Giant Eichenlaub and Dorais" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 28, 1913. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Indians Pull Out 39 to 10 Victory" . The Topeka Daily Capital . November 28, 1913. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Indians Take the Last Game Easily: Won from Christian Brothers College Yesterday by a Score of 39 to 10; 6,000 People Saw a Brilliant Game" . The Daily Gazette . November 28, 1913. p. 1.