1886 Boston Tech football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1886 Boston Tech football Northern Intercollegiate Football Association Northern 2–7–1 2–2–1 None Union Grounds The 1886 Boston Tech football team represented Boston Tech—now known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—as a member of the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association during the 1886 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Northern league. The Williams-Amherst Fuss.—Aired in This City—The Amhersts and Technolology's Withdraw From the Northern League https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/199913394/ Springfield Republican Springfield, Massachusetts November 24, 1886 1 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com Boston Tech played home games at Union Grounds in Boston. Schedule October 9 l y Harvard Union Grounds Boston, MA 0–54 Technology vs. Harvard.—An Interesting Game of Foot Ball in Which Harvard is the Winner https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199911018/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 10, 1886 3 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 l y y Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT 0–96 The Yale Foot-Ball Team Betas the Techs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/199912016/ Springfield Republican Springfield, Massachusetts October 17, 1886 1 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 4:05 p.m. l y y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 0–59 Harvards Defeat "Techs."—The Game Called on Account of Darkness, with a Score of 59 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199912192/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 21, 1886 3 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 3:05 p.m. l y Amherst Amherst, MA 0–18 Surprised Themselves.—Amherst Goal Kickers Play Brilliantly and Defeat the Techs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199912971/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 24, 1886 8 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 29 3:00 p.m. l y y Dartmouth Union Grounds Boston, MA 6–11 Sporting Notes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98074613/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 29, 1886 8 March 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Kicking In the Rain https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98074224/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 30, 1886 5 March 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 3 2:32 p.m. t Williams Union Grounds Boston, MA 14–14 Big And Little Lads.—Technology And Williams Teams Tie on a Score of 14 to 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199910654/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 4, 1886 3 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 5 2:30 p.m. w Amherst Union Grounds Boston, MA 22–0 Victory For The Techs.—They Shut Out the Amherst College Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199912700/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 6, 1886 6 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 13 1:45 p.m. l y Williams Weston Field Williamstown, MA 0–21 200 Williams, 21; Techs 0.—A Game of Foot Ball in a Snow Storm at Williamstown https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199911732/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 14, 1886 4 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com College Foot-ball Contests.—In Several Inches Of Slush.—Williams 19, Technology https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/199911464/ Springfield Republican Springfield, Massachusetts November 14, 1886 1 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 2:55 p.m. l y Harvard Union Grounds Boston, MA 0–62 Playing in a Cold Rain.—Harvard Defeats the Techs on the Union Grounds, 62 Points to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199912451/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 18, 1886 8 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 19 2:33 p.m. w y Tufts College Hill Medford, MA 26–8 300 Tufts Beaten By The Techs.—Student Kickers Play and Interesting Game at College Hill https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199913439/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 20, 1886 5 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com 1886 MIT Engineers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mit/1886-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference June 19, 2026 References Boston Tech Category:MIT Engineers football seasons Boston Tech football