1888 Crescent Athletic Club football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1888 Crescent Athletic Club football American Football Union AFU 6–2 6–0 W. Ford 1888-10-21 Football. 16 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008063/football/ 2020-08-09 Crescent Athletic grounds AFU champion The 1888 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record (6–0 against AFU opponents), won the AFU championship, and played its home games at Crescent Athletic Club grounds in Brooklyn.Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn All-Time Football Record http://www.luckyshow.org/football/crescents.htm 2020-08-09 www.luckyshow.org Schedule y y October 6 Princeton<ncg> Staten Island A.C. Grounds Staten Island, NY L 0-31 Football in the Rain: The Jerseymen Defeat Brooklyn Players at Staten Island The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 8, 1888 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16480931/football_in_the_rain_the_jerseymen/ Newspapers.com October 13 New York Athletic Club Crescent Athletic Grounds Staten Island, NY W 52-0 1888-10-14 American Union Football. 3 The Brooklyn Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57007012/american-union-football/ 2020-08-09 October 20 Staten Island Cricket Club Staten Island A.C. Grounds Staten Island, NY W 10-2 700 1888-10-21 Games of Football and Lacrosse 4 New-York Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57007378/games-of-football-and-lacrosse/ 2020-08-091888-10-21 Football. 16 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008063/football/ 2020-08-09 October 27 Orange Athletic Club Crescent Athletic Club grounds Brooklyn, NY W 34-6 For the Football Championship: A Lively Contest Between the Crescents and the Jersey Boys Tomorrow The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 26, 1888 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51792953/for-the-football-championship/ Newspapers.comAmerican Foot Ball Union: The Crescents Defeat the Orange Team in a Championship Game The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 29, 1888 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51792890/american-foot-ball-union-the-crescents/ Newspapers.com November 3 at New York Athletic Club Polo Grounds New York, NY W 30-0 A Lively Tussle at Football: The Crescents Defeat the New York Athletic Club Team 30 to 0 New York Tribune November 4, 1888 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51793149/a-lively-tussle-at-football/ Newspapers.com November 6 Yale<ncg> Washington Park Brooklyn, NY L 0-28 Election Day Sports The Brooklyn Citizen November 7, 1888 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44018923/election-day-sports-paper-chases/ Newspapers.com November 10 Staten Island Cricket Club W (forfeit) Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn All-Time Football Record http://www.luckyshow.org/football/crescents.htm 2020-08-09 www.luckyshow.org November 29 Orange Athletic Club Polo Grounds New York, NY W 25-0 Won the Championship: The Crescent Foot Ball Team of Brooklyn Victorious The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 30, 1888 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51469597/won-the-championship/ Newspapers.com Consolidated team schedule The consolidated team of the Crescent Athletic Club was also known as the Brooklyn Football Club, and played as such in their contests against the Alerts of New York on October 20 and the October 27 match against Flushing Athletic Club. y October 6 Alerts of New York Crescent Athletic grounds? Brooklyn, NY? W (forfeit) Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn All-Time Football Record http://www.luckyshow.org/football/crescents.htm 2020-08-09 www.luckyshow.org October 12 or 14 Bedford Athletic Club Crescent Athletic grounds Brooklyn, NY October 20 Alerts of New York Crescent Athletic grounds Brooklyn, NY W 18-0 1888-10-21 The Brooklyn Defeat The Alerts. 3 The Brooklyn Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008546/the-brooklyn-defeat-the-alerts/ 2020-08-09 October 27 at Flushing Athletic Club Flushing grounds Flushing, Queens W 6-0 1888-10-28 The Crescents Win At Foot Ball 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008358/the-crescents-win-at-foot-ball/ 2020-08-09 November 3 Unions of Columbia College Crescent Athletic Club grounds Brooklyn, NY W 6-4 Two Victories for the Crescents: They Defeat the Unions of Columbia and the New York Athletics The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 4, 1888 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51793058/two-victories-for-the-crescents/ Newspapers.com November 6 Flushing Athletic Club Flushing grounds Flushing, Queens W 12-0 Another Victory for the Crescents The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 8, 1888 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51793260/another-victory-for-the-crescents/ Newspapers.com References Crescent Athletic Club Category:Crescent Athletic Club football seasons Crescent Athletic Club football