Summary
Football team, 1883
In this year, a new scoring system was instituted. It assigned points along the formula that a touchdown counted for two points, and a safety counted for one point. This team was had no coach; students alone were responsible for the existence of the team and for all fundraising, scheduling, training and strategies on the field.
Team Members
- A.J. Gray, ’84 (captain)
- C.S. Beck, Med.
- J.C. Bell, ’84 Law
- T.B. Bradford, Med.
- W.S. Harvey, ’84 Law
- C.E. Lindsay, ’84
- W.W. Noble, ’85
- W.M. Price, ’84
- G. Remak, Jr., ’84 Law
- Geo. Seargeant, ’84
- S. Thayer, ’86
| Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn | Opponent | ||||
| Oct. 13 | Harvard | 0 | 4 | Loss | |
| Oct. 20 | Johns Hopkins | 26 | 6 | Win | |
| Oct. 27 | Lafayette | 44 | 4 | Win | |
| Nov. 3 | Princeton | 6 | 40 | Loss | |
| Nov. 10 | Johns Hopkins | 30 | 0 | Win | |
| Nov. 14 | Columbia | 35 | 1 | Win | |
| Nov. 17 | Rutgers | 18 | 0 | Win | |
| Nov. 24 | Graduates | 38 | 7 | Win | |
| Nov. 27 | Stevens Institute | 6 | 6 | Tie | |