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. Wabash College coaching records 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.Ancestry.com Edwin R. Taber Wabash won the game 4–0College 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.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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