1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football team

American college football season August 2023 1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football American Football Union AFU 0–5 0–5 Harry Beecher (quarterback) Staten Island A. C. grounds The 1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football team was an American football team that represented the Staten Island Cricket Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season. The Staten Island team played its home games in Staten Island, New York, and compiled a 3–3–1 record (3–2–1 against AFU opponents). The team was captained by Harry Beecher, a star quarterback and captain of the Yale Bulldogs in 1887, and a major proponent of their championship in the same year. Schedule October 13 l Orange Athletic Club Staten Island A. C. grounds Staten Island, NY 0–4 600 1888-10-14 Football At Staten Island. 3 The Brooklyn Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57012500/football-at-staten-island/ 2020-08-091888-10-14 Football. 17 The Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57020171/football/ 2020-08-09 October 20 l Crescent Athletic Club Staten Island A. C. grounds Staten Island, NY 2–10 500–700 1888-10-21 Games of Football and Lacrosse 4 New-York Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57007378/games-of-football-and-lacrosse/ 2020-08-09 October 27 l New York Athletic Club Polo Grounds Manhattan, NY (forfeit) 1888-10-28 A Football Game Goes By Defeat 5 New-York Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57012119/a-football-game-goes-by-defeat/ 2020-08-09 November 3 l Orange Athletic Club Staten Island A. C. grounds Staten Island, NY 4–10 1888-11-04 Football News. 13 The Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57023509/football-news/ 2020-08-09 November 10 l Crescent Athletic Club Washington Park Brooklyn, NY (forfeit) 1888-11-13 Sporting driftwood. 3 The Brooklyn Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57019543/sporting-driftwood/ 2020-08-09 November 17 Unknown New York Athletic Club Staten Island A. C. grounds Staten Island, NY Second team schedule November 3 l Columbia Grammar School Staten Island A. C. grounds Staten Island, NY 0–21 1888-11-04 Football News. 13 The Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57023509/football-news/ 2020-08-09 See also 1887 Staten Island Cricket Club football team References Staten Island Cricket Club Category:College football winless seasons Staten Island Cricket Club football