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1888 Worcester Tech football team

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1888 Worcester Tech football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
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
Worcester Tech     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

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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

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  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.
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