1882 Michigan Wolverines football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1882 Michigan Wolverines football File:1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png Independent 0–0 None William J. Olcott None The 1882 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1882 college football season. The team played no outside games. The captain of the 1882 team was William J. Olcott. Players Varsity letter winners Elmer Beach, quarterback, Atwood, Michigan Harry Bitner, rusher, Mt. Carroll, IllinoisHarry Bitner was born approximately 1861 in Illinois. He was listed as a resident of Mount Carroll, Illinois, in the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses. He was the son of Harry Bitner, born c. 1829, a farmer, and Emma E. Bittner, born c. 1830. Hugh P. Borden, rusher, New Carlisle, IndianaHugh P. Borden was born in August 1858 in Indiana. He was listed as a resident of St. Joseph County, Indiana (either Olive or New Carlisle) in the 1870, 1900 and 1930 Censuses. In 1900, he was a farmer in Olive, residing with his wife Edith and children Clinton and Floyd. In 1930, he was engaged in general farming at New Carlisle. Henry Brock, rusher, Holly, Michigan John Couch, rusher, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Richard G. DePuy,Richard Gay DePuy, born in 1855 at Ypsilanti, Michigan. Worked as a doctor in North Dakota. Died in 1923 at Jamestown, North Dakota. halfback, Jamestown, North Dakota Richard Millard Dott,Richard M. Dott, born April 12, 1858, in Anamosa, Iowa, died May 3, 1930, became a lawyer in South Dakota and later Sioux City Sioux City, Iowa. halfback, Sioux City, Iowa Thomas H. Gilmore, goalkeeper, Chicago, Illinois William Harrison Mace, rusher William J. Olcott, three-quarter back, Ishpeming, Michigan Horace Prettyman, rusher, Bryan, Ohio Others William J. Duff, Oswego, New York Robert Campbell Gemmel, Salt Lake City, UtahRobert Campbell Gemmel was born on July 5, 1863, in Port Mathilda, PA, and received a degree in engineering from Michigan in 1884 and returned to Salt Lake City, where he was the assistant managing director of the Jackling allied porphyry mining properties He died on October 25, 1922, while traveling from Hurley, N.M., to Los Angeles. Biography published in the journal Mining and Metallurgy, Number 192, at pp. 36-37. References External links 1882 Football Team – Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History The Michigan Argonaut, 1882-1883 The Chronicle, 1882-1883 The Palladium, 1883 Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Category:College football winless seasons Michigan Wolverines football