1888 Orange Athletic Club football team

American college football season

1888 Orange Athletic Club football

Conference| American Football Union
Record| 3–3–1 (3–2–1 AFU)

Seasons

<- 1887

1889 ->

1888 American Football Union standings

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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 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season.[1] The Orange team played its home games in East Orange, New Jersey, and compiled a 3–3–1 record (3–2–1 against AFU opponents).

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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| Stevens*| East Orange, New Jersey| L 0–2
October 13| at Staten Island Cricket Club| Staten Island, NY| W 4–0
October 20| at New York Athletic Club|

* St. George Cricket grounds
* Hoboken, NJ

| T 12–12
October 27| at Crescent Athletic Club|

* Crescent Athletic grounds
* Brooklyn, NY

| L 6–34
November 3| at Staten Island Cricket Club| Staten Island, NY| W
November 6| New York Athletic Club| East Orange, New Jersey| W 16–4
November 29| at Crescent Athletic Club|

* Crescent Athletic grounds
* Brooklyn, NY (Eagle Cup Championship Game)

| L 0–25

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

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Orange Athletic Club – Orange Tornadoes – Newark Tornadoes – Newark Bears – Orlando Panthers

* Defunct National Football League club 1929–30
* Based in Orange, New Jersey (1887–1929, 1931–39)
* Based in Newark, New Jersey (1930, 1937–65)
* Based in Orlando, Florida (1966–71)

The Franchise|

* History in New Jersey
* History in Orlando
* Orange players
* Newark players

Lore|

* World Series of Football (1902–03)
* Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos

Stadia|

* Orange Oval (1887-?)
* Grove Street Grounds (1889)
* East Orange Stadium (?-1925)
* Knights of Columbus Stadium (1926–1929, 1931–1936)
* Newark Schools Stadium (1930, 1937–65)
* Newark Velodrome (1930)
* Citrus Bowl (1966–1969)

Notable players|

* Sid Luckman
* Don Jonas
* Patricia Palinkas

Head Coaches|

* Jack Depler
* Jack Fish
* Al McGall
* Andy Salata

Owners|

* Edwin Simandl (NFL)
* George Halas (AA)
* Sol Rosen (ACFL/ContFL)

Independent seasons|

* 1887
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935

AFU seasons|

* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895

NFL seasons|

* 1929
* 1930

AA seasons|

* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941

ACFL seasons|

* 1963
* 1964
* 1970

CFL seasons|

* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

League affiliations|

* American Football Union
* National Football League
* American Association
* Atlantic Coast Football League
* Continental Football League

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