The 1891 Western Reserve football team represented Adelbert College of Western Reserve University—now known as

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—in the American city of

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, during the 1891 college football season. The team outscored opponents by a combined 160–42, led by star players Billy Stage and Tug Wilson. Also playing end for the team was Scott Stewart. In the short lived conference, the team was a perfect 4–0 in the

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. During the final game of the season, in the first ever match up against rival

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, William Rhodes of

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and Edward M. Tillinghast of the

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, were the team's first ever coaches.

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