1888 Worcester Tech football team

1888 Worcester Tech football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
  • None
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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 – 2–5–0
Worcester Tech – 2–5–0
Wesleyan – 2–7–0
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 record of 2–5.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6HarvardWorcester, MAL 0–704,000[1]
October 13at Trinity (CT)Hartford, CTL 4–8[2]
October 27at Harvard
L 0–68[3]
November 3MassachusettsWorcester, MAW 49–0[4]
November 10Trinity (CT)Worcester, MAW 6–0[5]
November 17at Boston Tech
L 0–24[6]
November 243:10 p.m.at WesleyanMiddletown, CTL 4–24[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Touchdowns at Worcester: Sam Winslow Referees, and Harvard Wins from "Tech"". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Trinity Defeats Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 8 to 4". The Hartford Courant. October 15, 1888. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "Harvard, 68; Worcester Tech, 0". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1888. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Two Games At Worcester". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Wesleyans 24, Worcester Tech 4". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 25, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "1888 WPI Engineers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
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