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1887 Dartmouth football team

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1887 Dartmouth football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record3–1–1 (2–1–1 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam Odlin
Seasons
← 1886
1888 →
1887 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MIT $ 4 0 0 5 1 0
Dartmouth 2 1 1 3 1 1
Trinity (CT) 2 2 0 3 3 1
Amherst 1 3 0 4 6 0
Stevens 0 3 1 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1887 Dartmouth football team represented Dartmouth College as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1887 college football season. Dartmouth compiled an overall record of 3–1–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in EIFA play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19at Tufts*Medford, MAW 52–0[1]
October 25at Stevens
T 4–4[2][3]
October 263:06 p.m.at MITL 15–24[4]
November 9AmherstHanover, NHW 52–0[5]
November 192:35 p.m.Trinity (CT)Hanover, NHW 64–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Sporting News". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston, Massachusetts. October 20, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Dartmouth-Stevens Came Drawn". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1887. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Stevens and Dartmouth Tied". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 26, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tech's Team Victorious". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "College Sports". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston, Massachusetts. November 10, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Sixty-Four To Nothing". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.