1891 Trinity Blue and White football team
| 1891 Trinity Blue and White football | |
|---|---|
Southern champion | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1891 record | 3–0 |
| Head coach | No coach |
| Captain | Tom Daniels |
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 3–0 and beat its opponents by a combined score of 122 to 4.[1] The team claimed a Southern championship.[2][3]
The 1891 team was led by senior player and captain Tom Daniels, who later played for Auburn University.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 14 | at Furman | Columbia, SC | W 96–0 | ||||||
| November 20 | at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) | W 6–4 | ||||||
| November 28 | vs. Virginia | Richmond, VA | W 20–0 | 1,200 | |||||
References
- ↑ Art Chansky. Duke - Carolina - the Blue Blood Rivalry the Master collection. p. 3.
- ↑ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
- ↑ Jim L. Sumner (1990). "John Franklin Crowell, Methodism, and the Football Controversy at Trinity College, 1887-1894" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 17 (1).
- ↑ Tim Pyatt (October 1, 2009). "Retrospective: September-October 2009". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ "November 14, 1891" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils football media guide. 2008. p. 158. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Trinity on Top". The State Chronicle. December 1, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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