The 1888 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the

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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 ''

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'' 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." 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.

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