1883 Columbia football team

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.[1] The team had no coach. W. N. Eldridge was the team captain.[1]

1883 Columbia football
Conference	Independent
1883 record	1–3
Head coach	None
Captain	W. N. Eldridge

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
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
Georgetown			–					0	–	2	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 20	CCNY	Central Park New York, NY	W 12–0
October 27	at Stevens	Hoboken, NJ	L 0–19
November 14	at Penn	Recreation Park Philadelphia, PA	L 1–35	[2]
November 17	Yale	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–93	[3]

References

1. "Columbia Football 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia University. 2018. p. 196 – via Newspapers.com.
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.