Edwin R. Taber (1863 – February 16, 1916) was an American

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coach. He was the first head football coach at

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, serving for one season, in 1884 season, and compiling a record of 1–0. Taber was a student-coach of the team. The one game he coached was played on October 25, 1884 against

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at the Indianapolis Baseball Park. Wabash won the game 4–0 and completed the first intercollegiate football game in the history of the state of

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.The Paper of Montgomery County
"Reaching a milestone-Wabash to play in school’s 1,000th game", John Groth, November 2, 2006

Head coaching record

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