1889 Iowa College Pioneers football team

1889 Grinnell Pioneers football
Conference	Independent
1889 record	1–0
Head coach	None

The 1889 Iowa College Pioneers football team represented Iowa College during the 1889 college football season. On September 26, 1889, Martin Sampson, who would later score the first touchdown in school history,^[1] led a meeting regarding the organization of an S.U.I. football team. It was this suggestion that earned Sampson the title of coach and captain of the team.^[2] In the following days, Iowa sent out a challenge to any team in the state of Iowa for a game of football. The one team to accept Iowa's challenge: Iowa College.^[2] The Hawkeyes were no strangers to the Pioneers, as the two schools had met on the baseball diamond in the 20 years before.^[2] The game date was set for November 16, and the preparations for the game began.^[2]

Preparations were difficult at Iowa, as proper management and leadership was obviously lacking at team practices.^[3] That was hardly the case with practices at Iowa College. With the help of Frank Everest and Lou Van Giesen, two men with playing experience back east, the Pioneers were able to field a competitive team.^[3] Iowa was outmatched, and lost the game, 24–0.^[1]Although a rematch was scheduled to be played on Thanksgiving, it was canceled due to inclement weather.^[1] With that, Iowa College had won the first championship west of the Mississippi River.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 16	Iowa	Grinnell Field • Grinnell, IA	W 24–0
November 28	at Iowa*	Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	Canceled

* Indicates non-conference game.

References

1 2 3 4 Lamb, D and McGrane, B, p. 3.
1 2 3 4 Lamb, D and McGrane, B, p. 1.
1 2 Lamb, D and McGrane, B, p. 2.

Lamb, D. and McGrane, B. (1964) 75 Years with the Fighting Hawkeyes. WM. C. Brown Company. ASIN B0007E01F8

Grinnell Pioneers football

Venues	Rosenbloom Field

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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