# College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football, 1893–1899

The College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football program from 1893 to 1899 represented the College of Emporia—in its first decade of college football competition. The school did not field a team in 1897.

## 1893

The 1893 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as an independent during the 1893 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Vernon Louis Parrington, the team compiled a record of 0–1.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
| December 8 | Kansas State Normal | College of Emporia campusEmporia, KS | L 0–12 | |

## 1894

The 1894 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Vernon Louis Parrington, the team compiled a record of 4–1.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Kansas Academy | Southern Kansas Academy groundsEureka, KS | W 40–0 | |
| November 3 | | Washburn | Emporia, KS | L 4–16 | |
| November | | Kansas State Normal | ?Emporia, KS | W 4–0 | |
| November | | Kansas State Normal | ?Emporia, KS | W 16–0 | |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Washburn | Washburn groundsTopeka, KS | W 22–0 | 500 |

## 1895

The 1895 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Vernon Louis Parrington, the team compiled a record of 3–2. The College of Emporia played home game at Soden's Grove in Emporia, Kansas.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Kansas | Soden's GroveEmporia, KS | L 0–10 | |
| October 21 | | at Ottawa (KS) | Ottawa, KS | L 4–6 | |
| October 25 | | vs. Sedalia YMCA | Exposition ParkKansas City, MO | W 8–0 | |
| November 1 | | Fort Riley | | | |
| November 15 | | vs. Kansas State Normal | Soden's GroveEmporia, KS | W 16–2 | 200 |
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Ottawa (KS) | Soden's GroveEmporia, KS | W 14–6 | 400–600 |

## 1896

The 1896 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by Vernon Louis Parrington in his fourth and final season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 2–2. The College of Emporia played home game at Soden's Grove in Emporia, Kansas.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 10 | | at Kansas | McCook FieldLawrence, KS | L 0–26 | 150 |
| October 12 | | at Ottawa (KS) | Forest Park GroundsOttawa, KS | L 0–30 | |
| October 20 | | Washburn | Emporia, KS | No contest | |
| November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Kansas State Normal | Soden's FieldEmporia, KS | W 12–0 | |
| November 26 | | Haskell | Soden's FieldEmporia, KS | W 32–6 | |

### Second team schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
| October 17 | Emporia High School | College campusEmporia, KS | L 4–6 | |

## 1898

The 1898 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a record of 0–2.
The team began practice of September 27. Chas. Lawrence was appointed as the team's manager and Mayo Savage as temporary captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
| after September 28 | St. Mary's (KS) | | L 0–11 | |
| October 13 | at St. Mary's (KS) | St. Marys, KS | L 0–11 | |

## 1899

The 1899 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by A. P. Chapman in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 1–1–1.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
| October 14 | | Tarkio | Emporia, KS | Canceled |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Kansas State Normal | Mit-Way ParkEmporia, KS | W 5–0 |
| October 30 | 3:50 p.m. | Washburn | Mit-Way ParkEmporia, KS | T 0–0 |
| November 11 | | at Kansas State | Athletic ParkManhattan, KS | L 0–6 |