1888 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1888 Indiana Hoosiers football
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Record0–0–1
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  1887
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1888 Midwestern college football independents records
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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

The 1888 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1888 college football season. In Indiana's second season of intercollegiate football, economics professor Arthur B. Woodford returned as the school's football coach. As in 1887, Indiana played only one game, that game ending in a 6–6 tie with the team from nearby DePauw University at Greencastle, Indiana. [1] The players on the 1888 team included Joseph W. Murphy, John C. Capron, and J. F. Newsom. [1]

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OpponentSiteResult
DePauw Greencastle, IN T 6–6

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References

  1. 1 2 "The "I" Men of Indiana - A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
  2. "1888 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.