1893 Trinity Blue and White football team

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1893 Trinity Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
1893 record3–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainAlphonso Avery Jr.
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland     6 0 0
Texas     4 0 0
Central     2 0 0
Howard     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     2 0 0
Vanderbilt     6 1 0
Auburn     3 0 2
Virginia     8 2 0
Ole Miss     4 1 0
Centre     4 1 0
Trinity (NC)     3 1 0
VMI     3 1 0
Kentucky State College     5 2 1
Delaware     2 1 0
Guilford     2 1 0
West Virginia     2 1 0
William & Mary     2 1 0
Navy     5 3 0
Richmond     3 2 0
Georgia Tech     2 1 1
Georgetown     4 4 0
Sewanee     3 3 0
Furman     1 1 0
Georgia     2 2 1
Western Maryland     1 1 0
Johns Hopkins     2 3 2
North Carolina     3 4 0
Tennessee     2 4 0
Tulane     1 2 0
Wake Forest     1 2 0
Hampden-Sydney     0 1 0
LSU     0 1 0
Maryville     0 1 0
Mercer     0 1 0
Wofford     0 1 0
VAMC     0 2 0
Alabama     0 4 0

The 1893 Trinity Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) as an independent during the 1893 college football season. The team compiled a 3–1 record. The team had no coach; Alphonso Avery, Jr. was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18 vs. Wake Forest Raleigh, NC W 12–6
October 28 North Carolina Durham, NC (rivalry)W 6–4
November 4 Tennessee Durham, NC W 70–0 [2]
November 11 vs. Virginia Lynchburg, VA L 0–30

References[]

  1. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Trinity victorious, the University of Tennessee meets a second defeat". The News and Observer. November 5, 1893. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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