1879 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1879 college football season
. The team was the first intercollegiate football squad to represent the University of Michigan. They played two games, winning one and tying the other. In its first intercollegiate football game, Michigan defeated a team from Racine College
. Irving Kane Pond
scored the first touchdown, and team captain David DeTar scored the first field goal.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the 1879 college football season
1879 college football season
The 1879 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Yale and Princeton as national champions....
. The team was the first intercollegiate football squad to represent the University of Michigan. They played two games, winning one and tying the other. In its first intercollegiate football game, Michigan defeated a team from Racine College
Racine College
Racine College was an Episcopal college in Racine, Wisconsin, founded in 1852. The collegiate department closed in 1887, but the college continued to be used as a grammar school and a military school until it closed in 1933....
. Irving Kane Pond
Irving Kane Pond
Irving Kane Pond was an American architect, college athlete, and author.Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Pond attended the University of Michigan and received a degree in civil engineering in 1879...
scored the first touchdown, and team captain David DeTar scored the first field goal.
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Varsity letter winners
The following players were awarded varsity letters.- Frank Gates AllenFrank Gates AllenFrank Gates Allen was an American football player and businessman. He played for the first college football team at the University of Michigan and was a forward on the 1879 and 1880 Michigan Wolverines football teams.After graduating from Michigan, Allen moved to Moline, Illinois, where he became...
, forward, Aurora, IllinoisAurora, IllinoisAurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past... - Edmond H. BarmoreEdmond H. BarmoreEdmond Herbert Barmore was an American football player and businessman. He played for the first college football team at the University of Michigan in 1879 and was the first Michigan Wolverines football player to play at the quarterback position...
, halfback, Jeffersonville, IndianaJeffersonville, IndianaJeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census... - Charles H. Campbell, halfback, Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
- John ChaseJohn Chase (doctor and soldier)John Chase was an American medical doctor and commander of the Colorado National Guard. He was the commander of the Colorado National Guard in several of the most significant confrontations between American military forces and organized labor — the Colorado Labor Wars of 1903-1904 and the Ludlow...
, rusher, Ann Arbor, MI - Richard Guy DePuy, rusher, Jamestown, North DakotaJamestown, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 15,527 people, 6,505 households, and 3,798 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,246.7 per square mile . There were 6,970 housing units at an average density of 559.6 per square mile...
- David Noble De Tar, rusher, Boone, IowaBoone, IowaBoone is a city in and the county seat of Des Moines Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan...
- Thomas R. Edwards, rusher, Ann Arbor, MI
- Jack A. Green, rusher, Austin, TexasAustin, TexasAustin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
- William W. HannanWilliam W. HannanWilliam Washington Hannan was a real estate developer and the first president of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges .-Early years:...
, rusher, Dowagiac, MichiganDowagiac, MichiganDowagiac is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... - Collins H. JohnstonCollins H. JohnstonCollins Hickey Johnston was an American football player, medical doctor, surgeon, and civic leader in Grand Rapids, Michigan...
, halfback, Grand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... - Charles S. MitchellCharles S. MitchellCharles Sumner Mitchell was an American newspaper publisher and editor. He was the assistant editor of the St...
, goalkeeper, Alexandria, MinnesotaAlexandria, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 8,820 people, however the most recent count suggests a population upwards of 10,000, which is displayed on Alexandria's city limits signs. The census lists 4,047 households, and 2,011 families residing in the city. The population density was 992.5 people per... - Irving Kane PondIrving Kane PondIrving Kane Pond was an American architect, college athlete, and author.Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Pond attended the University of Michigan and received a degree in civil engineering in 1879...
, rusher, Ann Arbor, MI - Frank Reed, rusher, Ann Arbor, MI
Others
- William B. Calvert, substitute, Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
- Albert Samuel Pettit, Ann Arbor, MI
External links
- 1879 Football Team – Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
- Newspaper account of first game, The Chronicle, May 31, 1879