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1883 Columbia football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainW. N. Eldridge
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Seasons← 18821884 →
1883 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     9 0 0
Gallaudet     2 0 0
Carleton     1 0 0
Johns Hopkins     1 0 0
NYU     1 0 0
Harvard     8 2 0
Princeton     7 1 0
Penn     6 2 1
Stevens     6 4 1
Massachusetts     1 1 0
Minnesota     1 1 0
Wesleyan     3 3 0
Williams     1 1 0
Fordham     4 5 0
Michigan     2 3 0
Lafayette     2 4 0
Johns Hopkins     1 2 0
Columbia     1 3 0
Rutgers     1 6 0
Amherst     0 1 0
Dartmouth     0 1 0
Hamline     0 1 0
Lewisburg     0 1 0
Navy     0 1 0
CCNY     0 2 0
Columbian University     0 2 0
Georgetown     0 2 0

The 1883 Columbia football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1883 college football season. The team compiled a 1–3 record and was outscored by a total of 147 to 13. The team had no coach. W. N. Eldridge was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 20CCNYW 12–0
October 27at StevensHoboken, NJL 0–19
November 14at PennL 1–35
November 17YaleL 0–93

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia University. 2018. p. 196.
  2. "Victory for the 'Varsity: Columbia's Eleven Beaten, 35 to 1". The Times (Philadelphia). November 15, 1883. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Yale Easily Defeats Columbia". New York Daily Tribune. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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