1891 Trinity Blue and White football team

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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]

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Headcoach
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CaptainTom Daniels
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1891 Trinity Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainTom Daniels
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1892 â†’
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1891 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (NC) â€“ 3–0–0
Wake Forest â€“ 1–0–0
VMI â€“ 3–0–1
Vanderbilt â€“ 3–1–0
Navy â€“ 5–2–0
Virginia â€“ 2–1–2
Delaware â€“ 5–3–1
Kentucky State College â€“ 1–1–0
Georgetown â€“ 2–2–0
Sewanee â€“ 1–2–0
Central (KY) â€“ 0–1–0
Furman â€“ 0–1–0
Tennessee â€“ 0–1–0
West Virginia â€“ 0–1–0
Johns Hopkins â€“ 0–2–0
North Carolina â€“ 0–2–0
Richmond â€“ 0–2–0
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The 1891 team was led by senior player and captain Tom Daniels, who later played for Auburn University.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 14vs. FurmanColumbia, SCW 96–0[5]
November 20at North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC (rivalry)W 6–4[6]
November 28vs. VirginiaW 20–01,200[7][8]
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