1884 Butler Christians football team

The 1884 Butler Christians football team represented Butler University during the 1884 college football season. On May 31, the team beat DePauw in the first football game ever played in the state of Indiana. That fall, Butler lost to Wabash.

1884 Butler Christians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
1887 →
1884 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 1
Yale     8 0 1
Michigan     2 0 0
Williams     2 0 0
Navy     1 0 0
Wabash     1 0 0
Penn     5 1 1
Fordham     5 1 0
Harvard     7 4 0
Wesleyan     3 2 0
Butler     1 1 0
Columbia     1 1 0
Rutgers     3 4 0
Stevens     4 5 0
Dartmouth     1 2 1
Tufts     2 4 1
Massachusetts     1 2 0
Lafayette     2 5 0
Johns Hopkins     1 3 0
Albion     0 1 0
CCNY     0 1 0
DePauw     0 1 0
Olivet     0 2 0
Amherst     0 3 0
Lehigh     0 4 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
May 313:30 p.m.DePauwW 16–0[1]
October 25WabashIndianapolis, INL 0–4[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Foot Ball". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. May 30, 1884. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "The Little Giants". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 19 (4): 5–6. 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via LA84 Foundation.