1883 Michigan Wolverines football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1883 Michigan Wolverines football 1883 Michigan Wolverines football team.jpg 285 Independent 2–3 None William J. Olcott Ann Arbor Fairgrounds The 1883 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1883 college football season. The Wolverines played their only home game at the Ann Arbor Fairgrounds. Schedule May 12 10:20 a.m. w Detroit Independents Ann Arbor Fairgrounds Ann Arbor, MI 40–5 November 19 l y 1883 Wesleyan Cardinals Wesleyan Hartford, CT 6–14 November 21 l y Yale Hamilton Park New Haven, CT 0–64 400 November 22 l y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 0–3 500 An Unfinished Game Between Harvard And Michigan Elevens https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16389667/college-foot-ball-an-unfinished-game/ The New York Times New York, New York November 23, 1883 5 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com November 27 w y 1883 Stevens Stevens St. George Cricket Club Grounds Hoboken, NJ 17–5The result of this game is disputed. New York sources have this as victory for Stevens by a score of 5–1. Michigan sources have this as 17–5 Michigan win. Bentley Historical Library site describes the dispute and includes four links, two describing Michigan version and two describing New York version.Bentley Historical Library https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1883fbt.htm U-M Athletics History: 1883 Football Team n 200 Stevens Scores A Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/159867446/ The New York Times New York, New York November 28, 1883 2 November 27, 2024 Newspapers.com Roster The following is the roster of the 1883 team as listed in the University of Michigan yearbook, The Palladium, for 1884.The Palladium https://www.google.com/books/edition/University_Palladium/MnkTAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA1-PA35&printsec=frontcover 1884 71 Google Books November 27, 2024 Forwards Elmer Beach (Treasurer of the Foot-Ball Association) Harry BitnerHarry 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 1829, a farmer, and Emma E. Bittner, born c. 1830. n Horace Prettyman Henry Killilea Hugh P. BordenHugh 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. n Richard Dott Halfbacks Robert Campbell Gemmel, Salt Lake City, UtahRobert Campbell Gemmel was born on July 5, 1863, in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania. He 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, New Mexico to Los Angeles. Biography published in the journal Mining and Mtallurgy, Number 192, at pp. 36–37. n Albert I. Moore Three-quarter back William J. Olcott Fullback Thomas W. Gilmore (President of the Foot-Ball Association) Substitutes Raymond Walter Beach, from Atwood, MichiganRaymond Walter Beach, born November 29, 1863, in Percival, Iowa, formed the Beach & Beach law firm in Chicago with his brother, Elmer Beach. He was also the brother of noted novelist Rex Beach. n Henry S. Mahon (Secretary of the Foot-Ball Association)Mahon became a lawyer. He practiced in Detroit and later Duluth, Minnesota. He died in 1908 from rheumatism of the heart. Henry S. Mahon Dead https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-obituary-for-henry-s/159867906/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan July 2, 1908 7 November 27, 2024 Newspapers.com His daughter, Winifred Mahon Sanford, was a noted short story writer in the 1920s and 1930s. n Edgar B. Wright Coaching staff Coach: No coach Captain: William J. Olcott Manager: Horace Prettyman Notes n References External links 1883 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History The Michigan Argonaut, 1883-1884 The Chronicle, 1883-1884 Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines football seasons Michigan Wolverines football