1888 Worcester Tech football team

1888 Worcester Tech football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
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1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   13 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   12 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   10 – 2 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 2 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wesleyan   –   2 – 7 – 0
  –   1 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Penn State   –   0 – 2 – 1
Swarthmore   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1888 Worcester Tech football team was an American football team that represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 1–5 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6HarvardWorcester, MAL 0–704,000[2]
October 13at Trinity (CT)Hartford, CTL 4–8[3]
October 27at HarvardCambridge, MAL 0–68[4]
November 10Trinity (CT)Worcester, MAW 6–0[5]
November 17Boston Tech (MIT)Union groundsL 0–24[6]
November 24at WesleyanL 4–24

References

  1. ^ "1888 WPI Engineers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2020. (Boston Tech game omitted)
  2. ^ "Touchdowns at Worcester: Sam Winslow Referees, and Harvard Wins from "Tech"". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trinity Defeats Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 8 to 4". The Hartford Courant. October 15, 1888. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Harvard, 68; Worcester Tech, 0". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1888. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trinity and Worcester "Tech" Play an Exciting Game in a Rain Storm -- Trinity's First Defeat". The Hartford Courant. November 12, 1888. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Boston Techs, 24; Worcester Techs, 0". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1888. p. 4.