1890 Springfield YMCA football team

1890 Springfield YMCA football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Amos Alonzo Stagg (1st season)
Captain	Amos Alonzo Stagg

1890 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					11	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					13	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					11	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn			–					11	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	0
Springfield YMCA			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					2	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	4	–	0
Western Univ. Penn			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	5	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					1	–	4	–	1
Fordham			–					1	–	3	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	5	–	1
Army			–					0	–	1	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1890 Springfield YMCA football team, also known as the Christian Workers and the Staggs, was an American football team that represented the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School—now known as Springfield College–as an independent during the 1890 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Amos Alonzo Staggh, the team compiled a record of 5–3.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	Williston Seminary	Springfield, MA	L 10–15		[2]
October 15	at Williston Seminary	seminary campus Easthampton, MA	W 14–9		[3]
October 18	at Massachusetts	Amherst, MA	W 14–10		[4]
November 1	Massachusetts	Springfield, MA	L 12–18
	Connecticut Literary Institute		W 24–6
November 19	Yale freshmen	Springfield, MA	W 38–0		[5]
November 22	Amherst	Hampden Park Springfield, PA	W 20–0	3,000	[6][7]
December 12	vs. Yale B team	Madison Square Garden New York, NY	L 10–16		[8][9]

References

1. "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
2. "Stagg's Team Beaten But Happy". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Foot Ball News". The Meriden Daily Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. October 16, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "School of Christian Workers vs. Aggies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 20, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Stagg's Men Bucked for Goals". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Stagg's Eleven Won". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 22, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Yale Whipped By Harvard". The Sun. New York, New York. November 23, 1890. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Yale Men Were Surprised". The New York Times. New York, New York. December 13, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Yale Won At Foot Ball". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 13, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .