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The Olivet football teams (later known as the Olvet Comets) represented Olivet College in American football during the program's first two decades from 1884 to 1899. Highlights include the following:

1884

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1884 Olivet football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
1890 
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1884 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton  901
Yale  801
Michigan  200
Williams  200
Navy  100
Wabash  100
Penn  511
Fordham  510
Harvard  740
Wesleyan  320
Butler  110
Columbia  110
Rutgers  340
Stevens  450
Dartmouth  121
Tufts  241
Massachusetts  120
Lafayette  250
Johns Hopkins  130
Albion  010
CCNY  010
Denver  010
DePauw  010
Olivet  020
Amherst  030
Lehigh  040
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The 1884 Olivet football team represented Olivet College during the 1884 college football season. In Olivet's first year fielding a varsity football team, the Comets compiled a 0–2 record, both games against Albion, and were outscored by a total of 20 to 7.

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DateOpponentSiteResult
AlbionL 2–10
May 10AlbionL 5–10
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1890

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1890 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–1 (0–1 MIAA)
Seasons
 1884
1891 
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The 1890 Olivet football team represented Olivet College during the 1890 college football season. In Olivet's second year fielding a varsity football team, the team compiled a 0–1 record, losing to Albion by a 32–12 score.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 15AlbionOlivet, MIL 12–32[2]
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1891

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1891 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2 (1–1 MIAA)
Seasons
 1890
1892 
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The 1891 Olivet football team represented Olivet College during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a 3–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
AlbionW 30–21
Michigan AgriculturalW 78–0
Michigan AgriculturalW 70–0
October 19MichiganL 6–18[3]
October 31vs. Albion
L 6–243,000–5,000[4]
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1892

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1892 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–1 (0–1 MIAA)
Seasons
 1891
1893 
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The 1892 Olivet football team team that represented Olivet College during the 1892 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 2–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 24Kalamazoo*Olivet, MIW 20–4[5][6]
November 3at Kalamazoo*
W 12–4[7]
November 7HillsdaleCharlotte, MIL 12–14[8]
  • *Non-conference game
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1893

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1893 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–1 (0–1 MIAA)
Seasons
 1892
1894 
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The 1893 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1893 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 1–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Kalamazoo*Kalamazoo, MIW 26–6[9]
November 4AlbionOlivet, MIL 16–42[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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1894

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1894 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–3 (1–2 MIAA)
Seasons
 1893
1895 
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1894 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Albion $300511
Hillsdale120330
Olivet120130
Michigan State Normal010520
  • $ Conference champion
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The 1894 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1894 college football season. The team compiled a 1–3 record (1–2 in conference games).

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Michigan State NormalOlivet, MIW 48–0
October 17at Michigan*L 0–48[11]
October 22at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 6–34[12]
November 5at AlbionAlbion, MIL 0–18[13]
November 10at Kalamazoo*
Cancelled [14][15]
  • *Non-conference game
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1895

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1895 Olivet football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–0 (1–0 MIAA)
Seasons
 1894
1896 
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The 1895 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1895 college football season. The team compiled a 4–0 record (1–0 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 2, and won the MIAA championship.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Kalamazoo*Olivet, MIW 38–0[16]
October 28Lansing*W 26–0[17]
November 4Adrian*W 32–0
November 16AlbionOlivet, MIW 22–2[18]
  • *Non-conference game
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1896

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1896 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–1 (0–0 MIAA)
Seasons
 1895
1897 
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The 1896 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 1–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Lansing Athletic Club*W 22–6
October 24at Detroit Athletic Club*Detroit, MIL 4–24600[19]
  • *Non-conference game
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1897

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1897 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–5–1 (1–4 MIAA)
Seasons
 1896
1898 
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The 1897 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1897 college football season. The team compiled a 1–5–1 record (1–4 in conference games).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Michigan Agricultural*Lansing, MIL 6–26[20]
October 9AlbionOlivet, MIW 28–16[21]
October 16Michigan Agricultural*Olivet, MIT 18–18 [22]
October 25at Kalamazoo
L 0–60450[23]
AlbionL 0–36
November 6KalamazooOlivet, MIL 0–32[24]
November 29at AlmaAlma, MIL 0–16[25]
  • *Non-conference game
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1898

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1898 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–5 (0–3 MIAA)
Seasons
 1897
1899 
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1898 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kalamazoo $500700
Hillsdale200410
Michigan Agricultural410430
Michigan State Normal030152
Olivet030050
Albion040160
  • $ Conference champion
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The 1898 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 0–5 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15at Detroit Athletic Club*Detroit, MIL 0–25[26]
October 223:30 p.m.Olivet alumni*Olivet, MIL 6–12[27]
October 24at KalamazooKalamazoo, MIL 0–17[28][29]
October 29Michigan AgriculturalOlivet, MIL 0–45[30]
November 19KalamazooOlivet, MIL 5–24[31][32]
  • *Non-conference game
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1899

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1899 Olivet football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2 (4–2 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
 1898
1900 
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The 1899 Olivet football team represented Olivet College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1899 college football season. In its first year under head coach Carl E. Mapes, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2 with all games played against conference opponents.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14AlbionOlivet, MIW 23–11[33]
October 28KalamazooOlivet, MIL 11–12[34]
HillsdaleW 6–0
November 11at AlbionAlbion, MIL 0–10[35]
November 18HillsdaleOlivet, MIW 6–0[36]
November 25Michigan AgriculturalOlivet, MIW 18–17[37]
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