1890 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1890 Syracuse Orangemen football Independent 7–4 Robert Winston 1st Star Park John Blake Hillyer none The 1890 Syracuse Orangemen football team was an American football team that represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1890 college football season. In their first season under head coach Robert Winston, the Orangemen compiled a 7–4 record. Previous season Syracuse Chancellor Charles N. Sims wanted the athletic program at SU to be as competitive as those at Yale and Harvard. To achieve this goal, he encouraged the development of a more challenging academic program and a healthier campus environment. However, the necessary infrastructure was already in place for team captain John Blake Hillyer to form a football team. In October 1889, Hillyer created the University Athletic Association, a student-run organization that managed the finances and logistics for various sports and the football program at Syracuse was now officially recognized.Alandt Anthony The storied history of Syracuse football began well before its 1889 loss to Rochester https://dailyorange.com/2022/11/the-storied-history-of-syracuse-football-began-well-before-its-1889-loss-to-rochester/ 18 December 2022 The Daily Orange 2 November 2022 Syracuse played its first football game on November 23, 1889, recording a 36–0 loss to Rochester.https://books.google.com/books?id=h8f8uaGf8TUC&pg=PA95 A Memorable Season in College Football: A Look Back at 1959 Robert J. Reid 3 October 2005 95 9781452040332 March 24, 2017 Hillyer returned the next year with Robert "Bobby" Winston as the head coach. Winston, who became the first head coach of Syracuse football, was paid $35 per month (plus expenses). Schedule September 26 w Syracuse Athletic Association Syracuse, NY 14–0 October 2 w Syracuse Athletic Association Syracuse, NY 32–0 October 18 w St. John's Military Academy Syracuse, NY 26–6 October 27 l 1890 Union Garnet Union (NY) Star Park Syracuse, NY 0–26 400 Kicking the Ball Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 28, 1890 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51828007/kicking-the-ball/ Newspapers.com November 1 w 1890 Hamilton Continentals Hamilton Syracuse, NY 14–12 600 November 8 l y Union (NY) Schenectady, NY 0–28 November 15 w y 1890 Rochester Yellowjackets Rochester Rochester, NY 4–0 500 Football in the Mud: Aided by the Referee Syracuse Defeats Rochester; Score Was Four-Nothing Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 17, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51827504/football-in-the-mud/ Newspapers.com November 22 l Rochester Star Park Syracuse, NY 0–2 300 Syracuse Was Beaten: The Rochester University Eleven Wins at the Salt City; The Score Was Two-Nothing Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 24, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51827189/syracuse-was-beaten/ Newspapers.comRochester's Referee Won the Game The Buffalo Courier November 23, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51828404/rochesters-referee-won-the-game/ Newspapers.com November 25 l y Hamilton Clinton, NY 4–6 November 27 w Syracuse Athletic Association Syracuse, NY 16–14 November 29 w St. John's Military Academy Syracuse, NY 18–4 Source:2015 Syracuse Football Media Guide http://cuse.com/documents/2015/7/18/2015FBMediaGuide.pdf Syracuse University July 4, 2017 References Syracuse Category:Syracuse Orange football seasons Syracuse Orangemen football