1890 Crescent Athletic Club football team

The 1890 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against AFU opponents) and played its home games at Washington Park in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the Crescent Club grounds in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

1890 Crescent Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
1890 record6–4 (3–1 AFU)
CaptainWilliam H. Ford
Home stadiumWashington Park
1890 American Football Union standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Crescent Athletic Club $ 3 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Orange Athletic Club 3 –1 –0  5 –4 –1
New York Athletic Club 0 –4 –0  1 –5 –0

William H. Ford was the team captain and center rush. Other key players included Harry Beecher at quarterback, Wyllys Terry at halfback, William T. Bull at fullback, and Henry J. Lamarche and Frederick J. Vernon in the rush line.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Stevens*
W 64–0[2]
October 4Yale*
L 6–184,000[3]
October 18Princeton*
  • Washington Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–123,000[4][5]
October 25at New York Athletic Club
W 36–0[6]
November 1Columbia*
W 29–0[7]
November 4Yale*
  • Washington Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–528,000[8]
November 8at Orange Athletic ClubOrange,NJL 5–8[9]
November 15New York Athletic Club
  • Washington Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 40–8[10]
November 29at Cleveland*Cleveland, OHW 10–0[11]
December 6Orange Athletic Club
  • Washington Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 14–0550[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "The Crescent Athletes: Strong Men Who Take Pleasure in Robust Sports". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 28, 1890. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Opening Their Season: The Crescent Foot Ball Team Makes Its First Appearance". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 28, 1890. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Weak In The Rush Line: The Crescents Succumb to Yale's Foot Ball Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1890. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Princeton Wins Handily: The Crescent Football Team Defeated at Brooklyn". The New York Times. October 19, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.(Site: Washington Park, Brooklyn)
  5. "Princeton Outkicks the Crescents". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.(Attendance: 3,000)
  6. "With the Leather Ovoid". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 26, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Goals and Touchdowns: Crescents Defeat Columbia College at Foot Ball". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 2, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Yale's Victory". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 5, 1890. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Drop Kicks and Tackles: The Orange Athletes Win From the Crescent Players". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 9, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "The Crescents Down a Scratch Team of the New York Athletic Club". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 16, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Victorious Crescents: Cleveland Men Go Down Before Brooklyn's Champions". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 30, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Crescents Win Again: Orange Foot Ball Players Beaten at Washington Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 7, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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