1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1
Head coach	Frederick S. Jones (3rd season);
Captain	B. E. Trask
	Seasons ← 1887 1889 →

The 1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as an independent during the 1888 college football season. This was the third and final season under head coach Frederick S. Jones. Following the 14–0 Minnesota win over Shattuck, the Ariel reported that "The game was followed by a bus-ride about the city, and the University and Shattuck yells combined to make the day hideous till supper time."^[1]^: 16

1888 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Cincinnati		–		1	–	0	–	1
Notre Dame		–		1	–	0	–	0
Washington University		–		1	–	0	–	0
Michigan		–		2	–	1	–	0
Northwestern		–		2	–	1	–	0
Lake Forest		–		2	–	2	–	0
Minnesota		–		1	–	1	–	0
Indiana		–		0	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		0	–	0	–	1
Albion		–		0	–	2	–	0

Team of 1888: Rush Line, S.S. Start, J. Paul Goode, M.E. Trench, William H. Hoyt, M. H. Gerry, William C. Leary, Birney E. Trask (captain); Quarterback, Alf F. Pillsbury; Halfbacks, John F. Hayden, George K. Belden; Fullback, Grant B. Rossman.^[1]^: 33

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 28	at Shattuck	Faribault, MN	L 8–16
October 31	Shattuck	Minneapolis, MN	W 14–0

References

^ ^a ^b The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.

This college football 1880s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[General-1] The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.

[1]