1883 Michigan Wolverines football team explained

Year:	1883
Team:	Michigan Wolverines
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	2–3
Head Coach:	None
Captain:	William J. Olcott
Stadium:	Ann Arbor Fairgrounds

The 1883 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1883 college football season. The Wolverines played their only home game at the Ann Arbor Fairgrounds.

Roster

The following is the roster of the 1883 team as listed in the University of Michigan yearbook, The Palladium, for 1884.^[1]

Forwards

• Elmer Beach (Treasurer of the Foot-Ball Association)
• Harry Bitner
• Horace Prettyman
• Henry Killilea
• Hugh P. Borden
• Richard Dott

Halfbacks

• Robert Campbell Gemmel, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Albert I. Moore

Three-quarter back

• William J. Olcott

Fullback

• Thomas W. Gilmore (President of the Foot-Ball Association)

Substitutes

• Raymond Walter Beach, from Atwood, Michigan
• Henry S. Mahon (Secretary of the Foot-Ball Association)
• Edgar B. Wright

Coaching staff

• Coach: No coach
• Captain: William J. Olcott
• Manager: Horace Prettyman

External links

• 1883 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
• The Michigan Argonaut, 1883-1884
• The Chronicle, 1883-1884

Notes and References

1. Book: The Palladium . 1884 . 71 . . November 27, 2024 .