1888 New York Athletic Club football team

1888 New York Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record1–3–1 (1–3–1 AFU)
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 American Football Union standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Crescent Athletic Club $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Orange Athletic Club 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
New York Athletic Club 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Staten Island Cricket Club 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0

The 1888 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season. The New York team compiled a 1–3–1 record (all against AFU opponents).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Crescent Athletic ClubL 0–52[1]
October 20Orange Athletic Club
T 12–12[2]
October 27Staten Island Cricket Club
W (forfeit)[3]
November 3Crescent Athletic Club
  • Polo Grounds
  • Manhattan, NY
L 0–30[4]
November 6Orange Athletic Club
L 4–16
November 17Staten Island Cricket Club
  • Staten Island A. C. grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
Likely Cancelled

References

  1. ^ "American Union Football". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 14, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "American Football Union". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 21, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "A Football Game Goes By Defeat". New-York Tribune. October 28, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "A Lively Tussle at Football: The Crescents Defeat the New York Athletic Club Team 30 to 0". New York Tribune. November 4, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.


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