1888 Trinity Blue and White football team

1888 Trinity Blue and White football
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Seasons
1889 →
1888 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   4 – 2 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   2 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   2 – 1 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   6 – 5 – 0
Richmond   –   1 – 2 – 0
North Carolina   –   1 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 4 – 0
Gallaudet   –     –  
Randolph–Macon   –     –  
St. John's (MD)   –     –  

The 1888 Trinity Blue and White football team represented Trinity College (today known as Duke University) in the 1888 college football season. The game against North Carolina was the first "scientific" game in the state.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 29vs. North Carolina
W 16–0
March 8, 1889vs. North Carolina
  • Athletic Park
  • Raleigh, NC
W 25–17
March 29, 1889vs. Wake Forest
  • Athletic Park
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–32

[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "The Game and the Bell | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library". Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "November 29, 1888" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "1889 Football Schedule". Wake Forest University. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "1889 Football Schedule". University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 1, 2020.


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