1887 Staten Island Cricket Club football team
The 1887 Staten Island Cricket Club football team was an American football team that represented the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball club during the 1887 football season. In their first year as a member of the American Football Union, the Islanders compiled a 1–3 record (all in the AFU), and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 52 to 37.
| 1887 Staten Island Cricket Club football | |
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| Conference | American Football Union |
| 1887 record | 1–3 (1–3 AFU) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crescent Athletic Club $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Athletic Club | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Staten Island Cricket Club | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unions of Columbia | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | Unions of Columbia |
| W 30–2 | [1][2] | |
| October 22 | New York Athletic Club |
| L 6–10 | [3][4] | |
| October 29 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 1–16 | 600 | [5] |
| November 12 | New York Athletic Club |
| Cancelled | [6] | |
| November 26 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0–24 | [7] |
References
- "The American Football Union". The Sun. 1887-10-16. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "The Football Championship". The New York Times. 1887-10-16. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Sharp Work At Football". The Sun. 1887-10-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- "Brooklyn Football Clubs". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1887-10-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- "Crescent vs. Staten Island". The Sun. October 30, 1887. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A Big Week For Sports". The New York Times. 1887-11-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- "The Crescents Win the American Union Championship". The Sun. November 27, 1887. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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