1889 Trinity Blue and White football team

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]

1889 Trinity Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
1889 record2–0
Head coachJohn Franklin Crowell
CaptainS. J. Durham[1]
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Trinity (NC)      2 0 0
Georgetown      5 1 0
Navy      4 1 1
Virginia      4 2 0
Wake Forest      3 3 0
North Carolina      1 1 0
Delaware      1 1 1
Johns Hopkins      2 4 1
Richmond      1 2 0
Furman      0 2 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 15North CarolinaDurham, NCW by forfeit
November 27Wake ForestDurham, NCW 8–4

References

  1. "Duke Football Timeline" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. Smith, Melvin I. (1 January 2008). "Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season". AuthorHouse via Google Books.
  3. The Game and the Bell
  4. WRAL (4 November 2015). "Duke and UNC: Rivals who agree to disagree :: WRALSportsFan.com".


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