1889 Trinity Blue and White football team

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1889 Trinity Blue and White football
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ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainS. J. Durham [1]
Seasons
  1888
1890  
1889 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (NC)   2 0 0
Georgetown   5 1 0
Navy   4 1 1
Virginia   4 2 0
Wake Forest   2 2 0
North Carolina   1 1 0
Delaware   1 1 1
Johns Hopkins   2 4 1
Richmond   1 2 0
Dover Conference Academy   0 2 1
Furman   0 2 0

The 1889 Trinity Blue and White football team represented Trinity College (today known as Duke University) in the 1889 college football season. [2] The game with rival North Carolina is still disputed, with both teams claiming a home win by forfeit. [3] [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 15 North Carolina Durham, NC (rivalry)W forfeit
November 283:00 p.m.vs. Wake Forest
W 8–4 [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Duke Football Timeline" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. Smith, Melvin I. (January 1, 2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. AuthorHouse. ISBN   9781434362476 via Google Books.
  3. "The Game and the Bell". Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. WRAL (November 4, 2015). "Duke and UNC: Rivals who agree to disagree :: WRALSportsFan.com".
  5. "A Match Game of Football Between Wake Forest and Trinity College". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. November 30, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. "Trinity Wins". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. November 30, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .