1891 Trinity Blue and White football team

The 1891 Trinity Blue and White football team represented Trinity College (today known as Duke University) in the 1891 college football season. The team went 30 and beat its opponents by a combined score of 122 to 4.[1] The team claimed a Southern championship.[2][3]

1891 Trinity Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
1891 record3–0
Head coachNo coach
CaptainTom Daniels
1891 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Trinity (NC)      3 0 0
Wake Forest      1 0 0
Vanderbilt      3 1 0
Navy      5 2 0
Virginia      2 1 2
Delaware      5 3 1
Georgetown      2 2 0
Sewanee      1 2 0
Central      0 1 0
Furman      0 1 0
Kentucky State College      0 1 0
West Virginia      0 1 0
Johns Hopkins      0 2 0
Mercer      0 2 0
North Carolina      0 2 0
Richmond      0 2 0

The 1891 team was led by senior player and captain Tom Daniels, who later played for Auburn University.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
November 14at FurmanColumbia, SCW 96–0
November 20at North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)W 6–4
November 28vs. VirginiaRichmond, VAW 20–01,200

References

  1. Art Chansky (2013-01-05). Duke - Carolina - the Blue Blood Rivalry the Master collection. p. 3. ISBN 9781456611613.
  2. "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
  3. Jim L. Sumner (1990). "John Franklin Crowell, Methodism, and the Football Controversy at Trinity College, 1887-1894" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 17 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. Tim Pyatt (October 1, 2009). "Retrospective: September-October 2009". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. "November 14, 1891" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  6. "Trinity on Top". The State Chronicle. December 1, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 2, 2015 via Newspapers.com.


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