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1889 Trinity Blue and White football team

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1889 Trinity Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainS. J. Durham[1]
Seasons
← 1888
1890 →
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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 icon.
  6. ^ "Trinity Wins". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 30, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.