1889 Trinity Blue and White football team
1889 Trinity Blue and White football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1889 record | 2–0 |
Head coach | John Franklin Crowell |
Captain | S. J. Durham[1] |
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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November 15 | North Carolina | Durham, NC | W by forfeit | ||||||
November 27 | Wake Forest | Durham, NC | W 8–4 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Duke Football Timeline" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Melvin I. (1 January 2008). "Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season". AuthorHouse – via Google Books.
- ↑ The Game and the Bell
- ↑ WRAL (4 November 2015). "Duke and UNC: Rivals who agree to disagree :: WRALSportsFan.com".
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