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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1883
| team = Minnesota Golden Gophers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 1–2
| head_coach = [[Thomas Peebles (American football)|Thomas Peebles]]
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = John W. Adams
| stadium =
| next_year = 1886
}}
{{1883 college football records}}
The '''1883 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team''' represented the [[University of Minnesota]] during the [[1883 college football season]]. The season was the only season under head coach [[Thomas Peebles (American football)|Thomas Peebles]], the first coach in the history of the program. He came to the university to teach [[philosophy]] and since he had played football with distinction at [[Princeton University]], he was recruited to coach the football team. He was described as "having a twinkling eye, a moustache, winged collars and the bearing of a scholar so that even on the field of play he looked as though he were en route to the court of St. James."<ref name= "2004Media">{{cite book | last = University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics |editor=Jeff Keiser |editor2=Shane Sanderfeld | title = Minnesota Football 2004 Media Guide | publisher = University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Communications | year = 2004}}</ref>{{rp|311}}

Upon arrival in [[Northfield, Minnesota]] for the first game of the year, there was a dispute between the arriving players from [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] and the team representing [[1883 Carleton Knights football team|Carleton College]]. Carleton insisted that a member of the faculty be allowed to play, and they also insisted on playing [[Rugby football|rugby style football]]. Coach Peebles preferred the [[soccer]] style of play,<ref name="Papas">{{cite book | last = Papas Jr. | first = Al | title = Gopher Sketchbook | publisher = Nodin Press | location = Minneapolis, Minnesota | year = 1990}}</ref>{{rp|4}} but agreed to the conditions as long as he could act as the referee.<ref name="General">{{cite book | last = The General Alumni Association |editor=Martin Newell | title = The History of Minnesota Football | publisher = The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota | year = 1928 | url = http://hdl.handle.net/11299/123128}}</ref>{{rp|13}} Carleton won the game 4–2.

'''Team of 1883:''' J.W. Adams (captain), Don Davidson, Mitchell, Blanding, Niles, Winchell, Graham, McNair, Bassett, Smith, Hammond, Crafts."<ref name="General"/>{{rp|14}}

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1883|team=Carleton|title=Carleton}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Northfield, Minnesota|Northfield, MN]]
| score = 2–4
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1883|team=Hamline Pipers|title=Hamline}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| score = 5–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ex-Collegiates
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]]
| score = 2–4
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Minnesota Golden Gophers football navbox}}

[[Category:1883 college football season|Minnesota]]
[[Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons]]
[[Category:1883 in sports in Minnesota|Minnesota Golden Gophers football]]

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