Edwin R. Taber

College coach infobox
Name = Edwin R. Taber

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DateOfBirth = 1863
Birthplace = Cass County, Indiana
DateOfDeath = 1916
Deathplace = Logansport, Indiana
Sport = College football
College = Wabash College
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OverallRecord = 1-0-0 (1.000)
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CFbDWID = 5317
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1884
CoachTeams = Wabash
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Edwin R. Taber was the first head college football coach for the Wabash College Little Giants located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he held that position for the 1884 season. His career coaching record at Wabash was 1 wins, 0 losses, and 0 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 26th at Wabash in total wins and first at Wabash in winning percentage (1.000). [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/ncac/wabash/coaching_records.php Wabash College coaching records] ] [ [http://www.wabash.edu/sports/docs/Football%20All-Time%20Scores.pdf Wabash College] football all-time scores]

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. [ [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=royharper&id=I12498 Ancestry.com] Edwin R. Taber] Wabash won the game 4-0 [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=5317&year=1884 College Football Data Warehouse] 1884 Wabash College vs Butler University football game] and completed the first intercollegiate football game in the history of the state of Indiana. [ [http://www.thepaper24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=6913&TM=62217.78&CFID=86247281&CFTOKEN=dd78b9ae17ef10cd-D9C294BA-1321-CB7B-4525697913D00EB0&jsessionid=1a302558571214834185402 The Paper of Montgomery County] "Reaching a milestone-Wabash to play in school’s 1,000th game", John Groth, November 2, 2006]

References

External links

* [http://www.wabash.edu/sports/ Wabash College athletics website]