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The Wabash football program from 1884 to 1899 represented Wabash College in its first decade of college football competition. The team did not take on the nickname "Little Giants" until late in the 1904 season.[1]
The 1884 Wabash football team represented Wabash College during the 1884 college football season . Led by Edwin R. Taber in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 1–0.
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The 1886 Wabash football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1886 college football season . Led by Evans Woollen in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 2–0–1. William K. Martin was the team's captain.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Source October 23 3:30 p.m. vs. Franklin (IN) T 4–4[4] [5] November 6 3:00 p.m. vs. Franklin (IN) Athletic Park Indianapolis, IN W 8–4[6] [7] November 20 3:00 p.m. vs. Hanover Indianapolis, IN W 23–4[8]
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The 1887 Wabash football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1887 college football season . Led by William K. Martin in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 0–1.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Source October 22 2:30 p.m. vs. Hanover L 10–12[10] [11]
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The 1889 Wabash football team represented Wabash College as an independent during the 1889 college football season . Led by C. Sherman King in his first and only season as head coach, Wabash compiled a record of 1–1.
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^ "The Little Giants" . College Football Historical Society Newsletter . 19 (4): 5–6. 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via LA84 Foundation .^ "1884 Wabash College Football Schedule" . Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .^ "Wabash College's First Football Captain Dies" . The Indianapolis News Indianapolis, Indiana . July 11, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved July 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com ^ "The Rugby Game To-Day" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . October 23, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "The Rugby Game Yesterday" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . October 24, 1886. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "To-Day's Foot-Ball Game" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . November 6, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Rugby Foot-Ball" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . November 7, 1886. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "The Final Foot-ball Game" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . November 21, 1886. p. 15. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "1886 Wabash College Football Schedule" . Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .^ "The Foot-Ball Contest" . Indianapolis News Indianapolis, Indiana . October 21, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Hanover Defeats the Wabash Eleven" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . October 23, 1887. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "1887 Wabash College Football Schedule" . Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .^ "State University Badly Defeated By Wabash" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . November 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com ^ "State University Badly Defeated By Wabash (continued)" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . November 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Purdue, 18; Wabash, 4" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . November 24, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Purdue, 18; Wabash, 4 (continued)" . Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana . November 24, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "1889 Wabash College Football Schedule" . Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
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