1884 in sports

1884 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Athletics USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships American football College championship College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs Events Amos Alonzo Stagg enters Yale University as a divinity student and, a natural athlete, joins the university's football team. 25 October — Yale Bulldogs defeat Dartmouth 113–0. This is the first college football game where one team scores over 100 points and also the first time one team scores over 100 points while the opposing team scores zero. 29 October — The next week, the Princeton Tigers outscore the Lafayette Leopards by 140–0. Association football England FA Cup final – Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Queen's Park (Glasgow) at The Oval. Blackburn Rovers is the first extant club to win the FA Cup. Everton moves as tenant to Anfield, a newly enclosed ground off Anfield Road, Liverpool. Derby County founded by Derbyshire CCC to provide a winter activity for players and supporters. Leicester City founded as Leicester Fosse. Scotland Scottish Cup final – Queen's Park win by a walkover after Vale of Leven fail to appear