1887 Williams Ephs football team

The 1887 Williams Ephs football team represented the Williams College as an independent during the 1887 college football season. The team compiled a record of 3–3.

1887 Williams Ephs football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3
Head coach	None
Captain	Edward Meade Belden
Seasons ← 1886 1888 →

1887 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					3	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	7	–	0
Wesleyan			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					0	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					0	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					0	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					0	–	2	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8		at Amherst	Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 54–0
October 15		at Harvard	Jarvis Field Boston, MA	L 6–52
October 22		Yale	Williamstown, MA	L 0–74	[1]
October 26		at Wesleyan	Middletown, CT	L 6–18
October 29	3:35 p.m.	Rutgers	Williamstown, MA	W 12–6	[2]
November 5		Union (NY)	Williamstown, MA	W 94–0

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References

1. "Yale, 74; Williams, 0". New York Tribune. October 23, 1887. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Williams 12, Rutgers 6". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 30, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Williams Ephs football 1887 schedule and results". Williams University. Retrieved March 31, 2017.