1890 Orange Athletic Club football team
American college football season
| 1890 Orange Athletic Club football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | American Football Union |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–1 AFU) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crescent Athletic Club $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange Athletic Club | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Athletic Club | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1890 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1890 football season.[1] The Orange team played its home games in East Orange, New Jersey, and compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1 against AFU opponents).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | Columbia* |
| W 21–0 | [2] | |
| October 11 | at Princeton* | Tuxedo Park, NY | T 0–0 | 500 | [3] |
| October 18 | Yale* |
| L 0–16 | [4] | |
| October 25 | Rutgers* |
| L 4–6 | [5] | |
| November 1 | at New York Athletic Club |
| W 6–0 | [6] | |
| November 4 | at Harvard* | L 0–33 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| W 8–5 | 1,500–4,000 | [8] |
| November 15 | Orange Athletic Club Juniors* |
| W 14–0 | ||
| November 22 | New York Athletic Club |
| W 28–0 | 500 | [9] |
| December 6 | at Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0–14 | 550 | [10] |
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References
- ^ "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Columbia Wins". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Yesterday: The Princeton and Orange A. C. Teams Make a Grand Fight". The Sun (New York). October 12, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yale Makes Sixteen Points". New York Tribune. October 19, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football: Orange Athletics Defeated by Rutgers -- Celebration of the Victory". The Daily Times (New Brunswick, NJ). October 27, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Too Strong For New York". The Sun. November 2, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "An Easy Victory Over Orange: Harvard Scores Thirty-Three Points To the Jersey Players' Nothing". New York Tribune. November 5, 1890. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drop Kicks and Tackles: The Orange Athletes Win From the Crescent Players". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 9, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The New Yorks Were Not In It". The Sun. November 23, 1890. p. 8. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Crescents Win Again: Orange Foot Ball Players Beaten at Washington Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 7, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
