1891 Crescent Athletic Club football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1891 Crescent Athletic Club football American Football Union AFU 5–3 3–0 Harry Beecher Eastern Park AFU champion The 1891 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1891 college football season. The team played its home games at Eastern Park in Brooklyn, compiled a 5–3 record (3–0 against AFU opponents), and won the AFU championship. Two of the team's losses were to Walter Camp's undefeated 1891 Yale team that did not allow its opponents to score a single point. Harry Beecher, who played for Yale from 1884 to 1887, was the Crescent team's quarterback and captain. Schedule y y October 3 Yale<ncg> Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY L 0-26 3,000 Yale Defeats Crescents https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51773021/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 4, 1891 7 May 20, 2020 Newspapers.com Yale Wins at Football: The Crescents Defeated at Eastern Park The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 4, 1891 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51393976/yale-wins-at-football/ Newspapers.com October 10 Princeton<ncg> Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY L 0-28 3,000 Victory for Princeton: The Crescents Lose Again at Eastern Park The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 11, 1891 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492687/victory_for_princeton/ Newspapers.com October 17 Columbia<ncg> Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY W 42-0 Crescent, 42; Columbia, 0 The New York Times October 18, 1891 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29377314/crescent_42_columbia_0/ Newspapers.com October 24 1891 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan<ncg> Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY W 30-6 Playing in Fine Form: The Crescents Easily Defeat the Wesleyans The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 25, 1891 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51393232/playing-in-fine-form-the-crescents/ October 31 Manhattan Athletic Club Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY W 10-0 3,000 The Police Interfere And Stop a Lively "Mill" on the Ball Field The Brookly Daily Eagle November 1, 1891 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51393043/the-police-interfere-and-stop-a-lively/ Newspapers.com November 3 at Yale<ncg> Yale Field New Haven, CT L 0-70 5,600 Lively Kickers: How the Amateur Athletes Observed Election The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 4, 1891 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51393771/lively-kickers-how-the-amateur/ Newspapers.com November 7 Orange Athletic Club Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY W 28-0 Crescents in Fine Form: They Defeat Orange by a Score of 28 to 0 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 8, 1891 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51393359/crescents-in-fine-form-they-defeat/ November 14 at New York Athletic Club Polo Grounds New York, NY W 18-6 Champion Crescents: Winners of the American Foot Ball Union November 15, 1891 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35554591/athletic-clubs-in-new-york-area-1891/ Newspapers.com References Crescent Athletic Club Category:Crescent Athletic Club football seasons Crescent Athletic Club Football