1887 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1887 Indiana Hoosiers football Independent 0–1 Arthur B. Woodford 1st Harry Wise none The 1887 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1887 college football season. In its first season of intercollegiate football, economics professor Arthur B. Woodford served as the school's football coach, and fullback Harry Wise was the team's captain. Indiana played one game, arranged by the Indianapolis Athletic Club as part of a series of "rugby games of foot ball" intended to establish the college championship of Indiana. Indiana was matched against the team from Franklin College with the game set for October 15, 1887.Rugby Foot Ball Games The Indianapolis News September 30, 1887 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3816301/rugby_foot_ball_games/ In a game played at Athletic Park in Indianapolis, Franklin won, 10–8.The Franklins Win The Indianapolis News October 17, 1887 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3816313/the_franklins_win/A proud tradition and history for the Indiana Hoosiers collegefootballhistory.com December 12, 2015 http://www.collegefootballhistory.com/hoosiers/history.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130901135850/http://www.collegefootballhistory.com/hoosiers/history.htm September 1, 2013 The roster of Indiana's 1887 football team included Thomas M. Honan, who later served as the State of Indiana's Attorney General, W. E. Jenkins, who became the Indiana University librarian, and George B. Davis, of Greensburg, Indiana.The "I" Men of Indiana - A Review of Our Athletic History Indiana University Alumni Quarterly October 1914 416 https://books.google.com/books?id=logmAQAAIAAJ Schedule October 15 3:15 p.m. l y 187 Franklin Baptists Franklin (IN) Athletic Park Indianapolis, IN 8–10 College Foot-ball Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/158923516/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana October 15, 1887 3 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com A Fine Game Of Foot-ball https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/158923639/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana October 16, 1887 9 November 12, 2024 Newspapers.com 1887 Football Schedule https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1887 Indiana University December 29, 2023 Indiana Football 2023 Record Book https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf Indiana University 11 December 28, 2023 References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers football seasons Indiana Hoosiers football Category:College football winless seasons