Hamline Pipers football

Hamline Pipers football
First season1882 (1882)
Athletic directorAlex Focke
Head coachBob Davies
1st season, 0–0 (–)
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota
StadiumKlas Field
(capacity: 2,000)
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceMIAC
ColorsBurgundy and gray[1]
   
All-time record426–518–30[2] (.453)
Conference championships
5
MascotThe Piper
Websitehamlineathletics.com/football

The Hamline Pipers football team represents Hamline University in the sport of American football. The team played the first intercollegiate football game in Minnesota on September 30, 1882. The team lost to Minnesota, 4-0.[3][4]

A founding member, Hamline has been a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since 1920.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hamline BRANDING STANDARDS MANUAL 2014" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "DIVISION III FOOTBALL RECORDS" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Atkins, Annette (November 16, 2009). Creating Minnesota: A History from the Inside Out. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 9780873516648. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ The Ariel, v.5-8, pp. 131-132, October 26, 1882 – via HathiTrust.
  5. ^ "The MIAC Story: Collegiate Athletics at its Best". MIAC. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.