Wabash football, 1884–1889

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The Wabash football program from 1884 to 1899 represented Wabash College in its first decade of college football competition. The team did not take on the nickname "Little Giants" until late in the 1904 season. [1] Wabash did not play intercollegiate games in 1885 or 1888.

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1884

1884 Wabash football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0
Head coach
Seasons
1886  →

The 1884 Wabash football team represented Wabash College during the 1884 college football season. Led by Edwin R. Taber in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 1–0.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 25at Butler Indianapolis, IN W 4–0

[2]

1886

1886 Wabash football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0–1
Head coach
Captain William K. Martin
Seasons
←  1884
1887  →

The 1886 Wabash football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1886 college football season. Led by Evans Woollen in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 2–0–1. William K. Martin was the team's captain. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 233:30 p.m.vs. Franklin (IN)
T 4–4 [4] [5]
November 63:00 p.m.vs. Franklin (IN)
  • Athletic Park
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 8–4 [6] [7]
November 203:00 p.m.vs. Hanover Indianapolis, INW 23–4 [8]

[9]

1887

1887 Wabash football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
Seasons
←  1886
1889  →

The 1887 Wabash football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1887 college football season. Led by William K. Martin in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 0–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 222:30 p.m.vs. Hanover
L 10–12 [10] [11]

[12]

1889

1889 Wabash football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1888
1890 →

The 1889 Wabash football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. Led by C. Sherman King in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 1–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 162:00 p.m.at Indiana Bloomington, IN W 40–0 [13] [14]
November 232:15 p.m. Purdue Crawfordsville, IN L 4–18 [15] [16]

[17]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Little Giants". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 19 (4): 5–6. 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via LA84 Foundation.
  2. ↑ "1884 Wabash College Football Schedule". Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Wabash College's First Football Captain Dies". The Indianapolis News . Indianapolis, Indiana. July 11, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved July 13, 2019– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "The Rugby Game To-Day". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. October 23, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "The Rugby Game Yesterday". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. October 24, 1886. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "To-Day's Foot-Ball Game". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 6, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Rugby Foot-Ball". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 7, 1886. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "The Final Foot-ball Game". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 21, 1886. p. 15. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "1886 Wabash College Football Schedule". Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  10. ↑ "The Foot-Ball Contest". Indianapolis News . Indianapolis, Indiana. October 21, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Hanover Defeats the Wabash Eleven". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. October 23, 1887. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "1887 Wabash College Football Schedule". Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  13. ↑ "State University Badly Defeated By Wabash". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  14. ↑ "State University Badly Defeated By Wabash (continued)". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  15. ↑ "Purdue, 18; Wabash, 4". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 24, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  16. ↑ "Purdue, 18; Wabash, 4 (continued)". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 24, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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