1889 Staten Island Athletic Club football team

American college football season August 2023 1889 Staten Island Athletic Club football American Football Union AFU 0–6 0–3 Redmond Conyngham (Conningham?) The 1889 Staten Island Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Staten Island Athletic Club of West Brighton, which was likely a different organization than the Staten Island Cricket Club, in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1889 college football season. The athletic club originally played on a pre-determined AFU schedule, but after its resignation from the league on November 1,1889-11-02 The Staten Island Athletic Club Withdraws. 5 The Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58116656/the-staten-island-athletic-club/ 2020-08-28 the remaining games were no longer mandatory. However, they still continued to play league opponents for the remainder of the season, sticking to the original schedule to not disarrange the schedule for the rest of the schools in the union.1889-11-04 Football Has The Call. 3 The Evening World https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58180745/football-has-the-call/ 2020-08-28 The team finished its season with a 0–6 record (0–3 in the AFU), and did not score a single point against another opponent, losing by a total of 232 to 0. Schedule October 12 l Orange Athletic Club West New-Brighton, Staten Island, NY 0–24 Orange Players Win on Staten Island New York Tribune October 13, 1889 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51690174/orange-players-win-on-staten-island/ Newspapers.com October 19 l Crescent Athletic Club West New-Brighton, Staten Island, NY 0–44 American Foot Ball Union: The Crescents Give the Staten Islanders a Beating The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 20, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51443727/american-foot-ball-union-the-crescents/ Newspapers.com October 26 l New York Athletic Club West New-Brighton, Staten Island, NY (forfeit) 1889-10-26 Athletic Contests To-Day. 2 The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58182133/athletic-contests-to-day/ 2020-08-28 November 2 l y y Orange Athletic Club Grove street grounds East Orange, NJ 0–62 Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records P.S. Luchter May 17, 2020 http://www.luckyshow.org/football/orangeac.htm November 9 l y y Crescent Athletic Club Washington Park Brooklyn, NY 0–78 Foot Ball in the Mud: The Crescents Defeat the Staten Island Club by a Score of 78 to 0 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 10, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51436144/foot-ball-in-the-mud/ Newspapers.com November 16 l y y New York Athletic Club Polo Grounds Manhattan, NY 0–24 1889-11-17 Foot Ball At The Polo Grounds. 2 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58121613/foot-ball-at-the-polo-grounds/ 2020-08-27 References Staten Island Athletic Club Staten Island Athletic Club football Category:College football winless seasons