1886 Brooklyn Hill Football Club season

American college football season August 2023 1886 Brooklyn Hills football American Football Union AFU 3–5–3 0–1–2 William Halsey 1st William Halsey (halfback) Prospect Park, Crescent Athletic Club grounds The 1886 Brooklyn Hills football team was an American football team that represented the Brooklyn Hill Football Club who had been playing football since at least the year prior,Foot Ball on the Hill: A Lively Amateur Game Between the Brooklyns and Crescents The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 24, 1886 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51573568/foot-ball-on-the-hill/ Newspapers.comA Foot Ball Game: The Crescent Athletic Club Whitewashes the Brooklyn Hills The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 24, 1886 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51573871/a-football-game/ Newspapers.com in the American Football Union during the 1886 football season. Coached and captained by William Halsey, notable halfback, captain, and secretary of the fledgling American Football Union, the Hills compiled a 3–5–3 (of games confirmed), and finished 0–1–2 in AFU play before resigning from the Union on November 16 due to a lack of league games scheduled for Saturday and an inability to complete the rest of their conference schedule.1886-11-18 Sporting Notes. 2 The Brooklyn Union https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57095389/sporting-notes/ 2020-08-11 The Brooklyn Hills were also not allowed to claim their forfeit win against the Unions of Columbia, as an AFU meeting on the same day confirmed. It is unclear whether or not Brooklyn Hill claimed a win on October 16 against the 1886 Stevens Ducks Crickets of Stevens Institute, with the referee deferring to the AFU, who either never resolved the issue or did so quietly. Schedule October 10 l y Crickets of Stevens Institute Parade Grounds, Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY 6–22 1886-10-10 Two Football Games. 7 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57186099/two-football-games/ 2020-08-12 October 15 t y Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Parade Grounds, Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY 0–0 1886-10-16 City And Suburban News 8 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57142107/city-and-suburban-news/ 2020-08-11 October 16 4:00 p.m. l Crickets of Stevens Institute Parade Grounds, Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY 6–8 (10–8 disputed) 1886-10-18 Football Notes. 3 The Philadelphia Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57141435/football-notes/ 2020-08-111886-10-17 Football and Lacrosse 3 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57142644/football-and-lacrosse/ 2020-08-11 October 23 l y Crescent Athletic Club Crescent Athletic Club grounds Brooklyn, NY 0–20 Foot Ball on the Hill: A Lively Amateur Game Between the Brooklyns and Crescents The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 24, 1886 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51573568/foot-ball-on-the-hill/ Newspapers.comA Foot Ball Game: The Crescent Athletic Club Whitewashes the Brooklyn Hills The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 24, 1886 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51573871/a-football-game/ Newspapers.com October 30 t Staten Island Football Club St. George Cricket Grounds Staten Island, NY 6–6 1886-10-30 City and Suburban News 8 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57105658/city-and-suburban-news/ 2020-08-111886-10-31 Kicking Football. 14 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57071025/kicking-football/ 2020-08-111886-10-31 Sports and Pastimes. 16 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57105937/sports-and-pastimes/ 2020-08-11 November 4 w y Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Washington Park New York City, NY 28–0 1886-11-18 Football Notes. 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57136890/football-notes/ 2020-08-111886-11-05 Football. 3 The Brooklyn Union https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57140053/football/ 2020-08-11 November 6 w y Unions of Columbia Crescent Athletic Club grounds Brooklyn, NY (forfeit) 1886-11-18 Football Notes. 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57136890/football-notes/ 2020-08-11 November 6 3:40 p.m. l y Yale Freshmen Crescent Athletic Club grounds Brooklyn, NY 0–18 1886-11-07 Victors At Football. 7 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57077830/victors-at-football/ 2020-08-11 November 11 w y y Hasbrouck Institute Jersey City Baseball grounds Jersey City, NJ 14–0 1886-11-18 Football Notes. 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57136890/football-notes/ 2020-08-11 November 13 t y Staten Island Football Club St. George Cricket Grounds Staten Island, NY 0–0 1886-11-11 Sporting Notes. 7 The Brooklyn Union https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57077983/sporting-notes/ 2020-08-111886-10-25 Sporting Notes. 2 The Brooklyn Union https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57140695/sporting-notes/ 2020-08-111886-11-14 Football On Staten Island. 9 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57143895/football-on-staten-island/ 2020-08-11 November 20 l y y Princeton Freshmen Princeton, NJ 11–66 or 11–68 1886-11-18 Football Notes. 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57136890/football-notes/ 2020-08-111886-11-21 The Brooklyn Hills Beaten. 16 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57139724/the-brooklyn-hills-beaten/ 2020-08-111886-11-21 Football at Princeton. 8 The Brooklyn Union https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57144523/football-at-princeton/ 2020-08-11 November 27 Proposed y Amherst Crescent Athletic Club grounds Brooklyn, NY 1886-11-18 Football Notes. 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57136890/football-notes/ 2020-08-111886-11-24 Sporting Notes. 3 The Brooklyn Union https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57144808/sporting-notes/ 2020-08-11 Proposed Yale Freshmen 1886-11-18 Football Notes. 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57136890/football-notes/ 2020-08-11 See also 1887 Brooklyn Hill Football Club season References Brooklyn Hill Football Club Brooklyn Hill Football Club