1889 Boston Tech football team

American college football season June 2026 June 2026 1889 Boston Tech football Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association EIFA 2–6 1–3 None South End Grounds The 1889 Boston Tech football team represented Boston Tech—now known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1889 college football season. Boston Tech compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place at the bottom of the EIFA standings. Intercollegiate Foot-Ball Standing https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/200114547/ The Springfield Sunday Republican Springfield, Massachusetts December 20, 1889 5 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com The team played home games at South End Grounds in Boston. Schedule October 9 l y y Phillips Academy Andover, MA 0–4 Andover Defeats Tech https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200097772/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 10, 1889 5 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 l y y Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH 0–14 Phillips Exeters 14, "Techs" 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/200097935/ The Springfield Sunday Republican Springfield, Massachusetts October 14, 1889 5 June 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 4:00 p.m. l y y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 0–62 Harvard's Best Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98402025/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 17, 1889 2 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com College Sports https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98402152/boston-evening-transcript/ Boston Evening Transcript Boston, Massachusetts October 17, 1889 3 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com October 19 w y Brown South End Grounds Boston, MA 48–0 500 Brown Blanked https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96996444/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 20, 1889 6 March 5, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 2:45 p.m. l y Amherst Blake Field Amherst, MA 6–9 Techs Defeat Amherst https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51793945/techs-defeat-amherst/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 1889 2 June 18, 2026 Newspapers.com College Foot-ball Contests.—A Protested Game At Amherst.—The Technology Eleven Given the Game by the Referee by the Amhersts Will Not Stand It https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/200098702/ The Springfield Sunday Republican Springfield, Massachusetts October 27, 1889 1 June 18, 2026 Newspapers.com Goes To Amherst.—Eastern College Foot Ball Association Decides Dispute Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200114413/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts December 19, 1889 3 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 l Dartmouth South End Grounds Boston, MA 6–36 Downed The Tech https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98083876/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 3, 1889 5 March 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 9 3:00 p.m. w Stevens South End Grounds Boston, MA 16–10 Tech Tuned Tables.—Steven Institute Meets Defeat at the South End https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200096509/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 10, 1889 7 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 16 l y Williams Weston Field Williamstown, MA 6–18 Techs Were Downed.—Williams Scores a Victory on Frozen Field—Falls Were Hard https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200096822/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 17, 1889 4 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com Williams Beats The "Tech" Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune/200096971/ New-York Tribune New York, New York November 17, 1889 3 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com College Foot-ball https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98083570/hartford-courant/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut October 3, 1889 1 March 20, 2022 Newspapers.com 1889 MIT Engineers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mit/1889-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference June 22, 2026 References Boston Tech Category:MIT Engineers football seasons Boston Tech football