1888 Worcester Tech football team

The 1888 Worcester Tech football team was an American football team that represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 1–5 record.[1]

1888 Worcester Tech football
ConferenceIndependent
1888 record1–5
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale      13 0 0
Harvard      12 1 0
Princeton      11 1 0
Lehigh      10 2 0
Trinity (CT)      5 1 1
Lafayette      6 3 0
Cornell      4 2 0
Penn      9 7 0
Williams      4 4 0
Bucknell      2 3 0
Fordham      1 2 0
Massachusetts      2 4 0
Stevens      2 7 1
Wesleyan      2 7 0
Amherst      2 8 1
Worcester Tech      1 4 0
Rutgers      1 7 1
Penn State      0 2 1
Swarthmore      0 5 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6HarvardWorcester, MAL 0–704,000[2]
October 13at Trinity (CT)Hartford, CTL 4–8[3]
October 27at HarvardCambridge, MAL 0–68[4]
November 10Trinity (CT)Worcester, MAW 6–0[5]
November 17Boston Tech (MIT)Union groundsL 0–24[6]
November 24at WesleyanL 4–24
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References

  1. "1888 WPI Engineers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2020. (Boston Tech game omitted)
  2. "Touchdowns at Worcester: Sam Winslow Referees, and Harvard Wins from "Tech"". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1888. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Trinity Defeats Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 8 to 4". The Hartford Courant. October 15, 1888. p. 5.
  4. "Harvard, 68; Worcester Tech, 0". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1888. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Trinity and Worcester "Tech" Play an Exciting Game in a Rain Storm -- Trinity's First Defeat". The Hartford Courant. November 12, 1888. p. 5.
  6. "Boston Techs, 24; Worcester Techs, 0". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1888. p. 4.
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