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Duke Football Team History

Duke Blue Devils

Duke University
Durham, NC
Founded: 1838
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 33,941
Colors: Duke Blue & White
Coach: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

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1888 <-- 1889 <- 1890 -> 1891 --> 2024

1890 Season Highlights

No Coach enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Duke.

1890 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Virginia	4	10	L

1890 Season Totals
Record	0-1
Points Scored	4
Scoring Average	4.0
Points Allowed	10
Defense Average	10.0
Opponents Record	5-2
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1890 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1890 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	5-1-1	208	33					Tom Eck
Illinois	1-2	12	84					Scott Williams
Colorado State	0-0	0	0					No Coach
Syracuse	7-4	128	97					Robert Bobby Winston
Navy	5-1-1	205	40					No Coach
Rutgers	5-5-1	222	147					No Coach
Virginia	5-2	226	207					No Coach
California	4-0	45	4					No Coach
Michigan	4-1	149	26					No Coach
Northwestern	4-1-1	78	46					No Coach
Cincinnati	2-1-1	22	20					No Coach
Missouri	2-1	112	34					A.L. McRae
Nebraska	2-0	28	0					Dr. Langdon Frothingham
Penn State	2-2	91	30					No Coach
Iowa	1-2	107	36					No Coach
Kentucky	0-0	0	0					No Team
Massachusetts	1-4	40	124					No Coach
Ohio State	1-3	30	110					Alexander S. Lilley
Pittsburgh	1-2	10	74					No Coach
Vanderbilt	1-0	40	0					Elliott H. Jones
Wisconsin	1-3	122	101					Ted Mestre
Army	0-1	0	24					Dennis M. Michie
Colorado	0-4	4	217					No Coach
Duke	0-1	4	10					No Coach
Washington	0-0-1	0	0					No Coach

1890 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1890 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.