1890 Crescent Athletic Club football team

American college football season

1890 Crescent Athletic Club football

AFU champion

Conference| American Football Union
Record| 6–4 (3–1 AFU)
Captain| William H. Ford
Home stadium| Washington Park

Seasons

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1891 ->

1890 American Football Union standings

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Team | W |  | 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

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.

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

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September 27| at Stevens*|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| W 64–0| | [2]
October 4| Yale*|

* Washington Park
* Brooklyn, NY

| L 6–18| 4,000| [3]
October 18| Princeton*|

* Washington Park
* Brooklyn, NY

| L 0–12| 3,000| [4][5]
October 25| at New York Athletic Club|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| W 36–0| | [6]
November 1| Columbia*|

* Crescent Club grounds
* Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY

| W 29–0| | [7]
November 4| Yale*|

* Washington Park
* Brooklyn, NY

| L 0–52| 8,000| [8]
November 8| at Orange Athletic Club| Orange, NJ| L 5–8| | [9]
November 15| New York Athletic Club|

* Washington Park
* Brooklyn, NY

| W 40–8| | [10]
November 29| at Cleveland*|

* National League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| W 10–0| | [11]
December 6| Orange Athletic Club|

* Washington Park
* Brooklyn, NY

| W 14–0| 550| [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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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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Crescent Athletic Club football

Venues|

* Washington Park (1885, 1889–1890)
* Prospect Park (1885)
* Crescent Athletic Club grounds (1886–1888)
* Eastern Park (1891–1895)

Seasons|

* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895

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