Edwin R. Taber
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Edwin R. Taber (1863 – February 16, 1916) was an American college football coach. He was the first head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for one season, in 1884 season, and compiling a record of 1–0. [1][2]
Taber was a student-coach of the team. The one game he coached was played on October 25, 1884, against Butler University at the Indianapolis Baseball Park.[3] Wabash won the game 4–0[4] and completed the first intercollegiate football game in the history of the state of Indiana.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash (Independent) (1884) | |||||||||
| 1884 | Wabash | 1–0 | |||||||
| Wabash: | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||
References
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- ↑ Wabash College coaching records Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Wabash College football all-time scores
- ↑ Ancestry.com Edwin R. Taber
- ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Template:Webarchive 1884 Wabash College vs Butler University football game
- ↑ The Paper of Montgomery County "Reaching a milestone-Wabash to play in school’s 1,000th game", John Groth, November 2, 2006
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