1888 Trinity Blue and White football team

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1888 Trinity Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
Seasons
1889  
1888 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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)     

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 29vs. North Carolina
W 16–0
March 8, 1889vs. North Carolina
  • Athletic Grounds
  • Raleigh, NC
W 25–17
March 29, 18893:30 p.m.vs. Wake Forest
  • Athletic Grounds
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–32 [2] [3]

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References

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  2. "Notes About Town". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. March 29, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  4. "November 29, 1888" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. "1889 Football Schedule". Wake Forest University. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. "1889 Football Schedule". University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 1, 2020.