1888 Boston Tech football team

American college football season June 2026 June 2026 1888 Boston Tech football Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association EIFA 6–5 3–1 None Union Grounds EIFA co-champion The 1888 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 1888 college football season. Boston Tech compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the EIFA title with Dartmouth. Football Men In Session.—Semi-Annual Meeting of the New England League in This City https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/199893128/ Springfield Republican Springfield, Massachusetts December 8, 1888 4 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com The team played home games at Union Grounds in Boston. Schedule October 13 3:08 p.m. l y y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 0–18 Harvard Wins.—The Crimson Eleven Makes a Great Brace for Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199896906/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 14, 1888 2 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 w y Phillips Exeter Union Grounds Boston, MA 13–0 Punting Pigskin.—"Techs" Eleven Defeat Exeter 13 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199896245/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 21, 1888 2 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 l y y Yale Ward Street grounds Hartford, CT 0–68 Football.—Yale Defeats Boston "Tech" https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/199897158/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut October 25, 1888 5 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 27 2:00 p.m. w Amherst Union Grounds Boston, MA 48–0 Yale[sic] Outdone By Tech https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98077056/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 28, 1888 6 March 21, 2022 Newspapers.com October 31 l y y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 0–42 Hot Foot Ball Work.—Harvards Shut Out the "Techs" by a Score of 42 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199897017/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 1, 1888 5 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 w y y Phillips Exeter Exeter, NH 11–4 Techs, 11; Exeter, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199909509/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 4, 1888 2 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 5 l y y Phillips Academy Andover, MA 0–10 Phillips, 10; Techs, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199910046/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 6, 1888 3 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 10 l y Dartmouth Hanover, NH 0–30 Dartmouth Downs Tech https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98075835/st-louis-post-dispatch/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri November 11, 1888 16 March 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 17 w y Worcester Tech Union Grounds Boston, MA 24–0 Boston Techs, 24; Worcester Techs, 0 The Boston Globe November 18, 1888 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52017994/boston-techs-24-worcester-techs-0/ November 21 3:05 p.m. w Williams Union Grounds Boston, MA 22–0 "Techs" To The Front.—Williams Eleven Defeated On Union Grounds https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199893951/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 1888 5 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 24 10:10 a.m. w y Stevens St. George's Cricket Grounds Hoboken, NJ 14–12 "Techs" The Winner.—Boston Ball Kickers Down the Jerseyites of Stevens Institute https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199896511/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 24, 1888 1 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com 1888 MIT Engineers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mit/1888-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference June 19, 2026 References Boston Tech Category:MIT Engineers football seasons Category:Triangular Football League champion seasons Boston Tech football