1890 Crescent Athletic Club football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1890 Crescent Athletic Club football American Football Union AFU 6–4 3–1 William H. Ford Washington Park AFU champion The 1890 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against AFU opponents) and played its home games at Washington Park in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the Crescent Club grounds in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. William H. Ford was the team captain and center rush. Other key players included Harry Beecher at quarterback, Wyllys Terry at halfback, William T. Bull at fullback, and Henry J. Lamarche and Frederick J. Vernon in the rush line.The Crescent Athletes: Strong Men Who Take Pleasure in Robust Sports The Brooklyn Daily Eagle September 28, 1890 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51430506/the-crescent-athletes/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 at 1890 Stevens Stevens<ncg> Polo Grounds New York, NY W 64-0 Opening Their Season: The Crescent Foot Ball Team Makes Its First Appearance The Brooklyn Daily Eagle September 28, 1890 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51423128/opening-their-season-the-crescent-foot/ Newspapers.com October 4 Yale<ncg> Washington Park Brooklyn, NY L 6-18 4,000 Weak In The Rush Line: The Crescents Succumb to Yale's Foot Ball Team The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 5, 1890 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16352687/weak_in_the_rush_line_the_crescents/ Newspapers.com October 18 Princeton<ncg> Washington Park Brooklyn, NY L 0-12 3,000 Princeton Wins Handily: The Crescent Football Team Defeated at Brooklyn The New York Times October 19, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16485707/princeton_wins_handily_the_crescent/ Newspapers.com(Site: Washington Park, Brooklyn)Princeton Outkicks the Crescents The Philadelphia Inquirer October 19, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16491758/princeton_outkicks_the_crescents/ Newspapers.com(Attendance: 3,000) October 25 at New York Athletic Club Polo Grounds New York, NY W 36-0 With the Leather Ovoid The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 26, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51424634/with-the-leather-ovoid/ Newspapers.com November 1 Columbia<ncg> Crescent Club grounds Brooklyn, NY W 29-0 Goals and Touchdowns: Crescents Defeat Columbia College at Foot Ball The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 2, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51425685/goals-and-touchdowns/ Newspapers.com November 4 Yale<ncg> Washington Park Brooklyn, NY L 0-52 8,000 Yale's Victory The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 5, 1890 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16351694/yales_victory/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Orange Athletic Club Orange, NJ L 5-8 Drop Kicks and Tackles: The Orange Athletes Win From the Crescent Players The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 9, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51426473/drop-kicks-and-tackles-the-orange/ Newspapers.com November 15 New York Athletic Club Washington Park Brooklyn, NY W 40-8 The Crescents Down a Scratch Team of the New York Athletic Club The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 16, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51428201/the-crescents-down-a-scratch-team-of/ Newspapers.com November 29 at Cleveland<ncg> National League Park Cleveland, OH W 10-0 Victorious Crescents: Cleveland Men Go Down Before Brooklyn's Champions The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 30, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51428741/victorious-crescents/ Newspapers.com December 6 Orange Athletic Club Washington Park Brooklyn, NY W 14-0 550 Crescents Win Again: Orange Foot Ball Players Beaten at Washington Park The Brooklyn Daily Eagle December 7, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51429320/crescents-win-again/ Newspapers.com References Crescent Athletic Club Category:Crescent Athletic Club football seasons Crescent Athletic Club Football