The 1913 Detroit Heralds season was the ninth season for the Detroit Heralds, an independent American football team. Led by coach Bill Marshall, the team compiled a 7–0 record, shut out seven opponents, and allowed only six points during the entire season. In addition to playing teams from within the State of Michigan, the 1913 Heralds also played and defeated teams from Canada (the Windsor Independents), Ohio (the Cleveland Tomahawks), and Illinois (Eckersall's Maroons from Chicago).
The Heralds' undefeated season in 1913 was followed by a second consecutive undefeated season in 1914, a winning streak that lasted 17 games.
Schedule
Players The team's players included the following, those players with at least four starts shown in bold:
Allen - started 3 games at end Cheney - started 1 game at tackle Fogel - started 3 games at tackle, 3 games at halfback Hoffman - started 1 game at guard Houck - started 1 game at fullback, started 1 game at guard, 1 game at tackle Jacobs - started 1 game at end Lingrel - started 3 games at guard, 3 games at end Birtie Maher - started 1 game at quarterback, 1 game at end Mauer - started 4 games at halfback, 1 game at fullback Moran - started all 7 games at center Lawrence Nadeau - started 1 game at halfback Neumann - started 1 game at guard Runkel - started 6 games at tackle, 1 game at halfback Schaeffer - started 3 games at halfback, 1 game at end Seubert - started 4 games at fullback, 2 games at halfback R. "Dick" Shields - started 5 games at end, 1 game at fullback; also served as a team captain G. Shields - started 3 games at guard, 2 games at tackle Watson - started 1 game at tackle Perce Wilson - started 6 games at quarterback Wayne - started 5 games at guard
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