1884 Columbia football team

The 1884 Columbia football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1884 college football season. The team compiled a 1–1 record and was outscored by a total of 35 to 21.[1] The team had no coach. Charles A. Stevens was the team captain.[1]

1884 Columbia football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCharles A. Stevens
Seasons
 1883
1889 
1884 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton  901
Yale  801
Michigan  200
Williams  200
Navy  100
Wabash  100
Penn  511
Fordham  510
Harvard  740
Wesleyan  320
Butler  110
Columbia  110
Rutgers  340
Stevens  450
Dartmouth  121
Tufts  241
Massachusetts  120
Lafayette  250
Johns Hopkins  130
Albion  010
CCNY  010
Denver  010
DePauw  010
Olivet  020
Amherst  030
Lehigh  040

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15RutgersL 5–35
October 16CCNYW 16–0[2]
November 27Polytechnic InstituteW 22–6[3]
  • The win over the Polytechnic Institute is not officially recognized in Columbia's record book.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Columbia Football 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia University. 2018. p. 196.
  2. "Hissing Opponents At Football". New York Daily Tribune. October 17, 1884. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "College Sports". Dunkirk Evening Observer. November 28, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2020.