1887 Tufts Jumbos football team

The 1887 Tufts Jumbos football team represented Tufts University in the 1887 college football season.[1] The Jumbos finished the season with a record of 4–6.

1887 Tufts Jumbos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainFrank W. Durkee
Seasons
← 1886
1888 →
1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     9 0 0
Penn State     2 0 0
Harvard     10 1 0
Lafayette     7 2 0
Princeton     7 2 0
Lehigh     4 3 0
Williams     3 3 0
Penn     6 7 0
Wesleyan     4 5 0
Tufts     4 6 0
Massachusetts     2 3 0
Rutgers     2 6 0
Bucknell     0 2 0
Cornell     0 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     0 2 0
Vermont     0 2 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1HarvardMedford, MAL 0–86[2]
October 8Boston UniversityW 5–0[3]
October 15DartmouthL 0–52[4]
October 22at MaineL 6–12[5]
October 29at HarvardL 0–68[6]
November 3Vermont
  • College Hill
  • Medford, MA
W 32–6[7][8]
November 5at ExeterL 8–29[9]
November 12Harvard BW 22–0[10]
November 19AndoverW 32–6[11]
November 24MITL 0–36[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1887 Tufts Jumbos Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Harvard at Tufts Box Score, October 1, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Boston University at Tufts Box Score, October 8, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth at Tufts Box Score, October 15, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "Tufts at Maine Box Score, October 22, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Tufts at Harvard Box Score, October 29, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "University unifications". Argus and Patriot. November 9, 1887. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "College and school games". Boston Evening Transcript. November 4, 1887. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tufts at Exeter Box Score, November 5, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "Harvard B at Tufts Box Score, November 12, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "Andover at Tufts Box Score, November 19, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "MIT at Tufts Box Score, November 24, 1887". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.