1888 Trinity Blue and White football team

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]

1888 Trinity Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
1888 record2–1
Head coachJohn Franklin Crowell (1st season)
1888 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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)         

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 29at North Carolina
  • State Fairgrounds
  • Raleigh, NC (Victory Bell)
W 16–0
May 8at North CarolinaRaleigh, NCW 25–17
May 29vs. Wake ForestRaleigh, NCL 0–32

References

  1. https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/duke-unc-football
  2. "November 29, 1888" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.


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