1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1888 college football season. This was the third and final season under head coach Frederick S. Jones. Following the 14-0 Minnesota win over Shattuck, the Ariel reported that "The game was followed by a bus-ride about the city, and the University and Shattuck yells combined to make the day hideous till supper time."[1]:16

1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceIndependent
1888 record1–1
Head coachFrederick S. Jones (3rd season)
CaptainB. E. Trask
1888 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cincinnati      1 0 1
Notre Dame      1 0 0
Washington University      1 0 0
Michigan      2 1 0
Northwestern      2 1 0
Lake Forest      2 2 0
Minnesota      1 1 0
Indiana      0 0 1
Miami (OH)      0 0 1
Albion      0 2 0

Team of 1888: Rush Line, S.S. Start, J. Paul Goode, M.E. Trench, William H. Hoyt, M. H. Gerry, William C. Leary, Birney E. Trask (captain); Quarterback, Alf F. Pillsbury; Halfbacks, John F. Hayden, George K. Belden; Fullback, Grant B. Rossman.[1]:33

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 28at ShattuckFaribault, MNL 8–16
October 31ShattuckMinneapolis, MNW 14–0
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References

  1. The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
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