1888 Lake Forest Foresters football team

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1888 Lake Forest Foresters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Seasons
1889 
1888 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

The 1888 Lake Forest Foresters football team represented Lake Forest College during the 1888 college football season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
Nov 17Harvard PrepL 22–6
Nov 24 Northwestern W 18–4
Nov 29at RacineW 32–0
Dec 1at NorthwesternL 12–6

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References

  1. "1888 Schedule/Results - Lake Forest College Athletics". goforesters.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.