1890 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

1890 Syracuse Orangemen football

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–4
Head coach|

* Robert Winston (1st season)

Captain| John Blake Hillyer
Home stadium| Star Park

Seasons

1891 ->

1890 Eastern college football independents records

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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
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Massachusetts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0

The 1890 Syracuse Orangemen football team was an American football team that represented Syracuse University during the 1890 college football season. In their first season under head coach Robert Winston, the Orangemen compiled a 7–4 record.

## Previous season

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Syracuse Chancellor Charles N. Sims wanted the athletic program at SU to be as competitive as those at Yale and Harvard. To achieve this goal, he encouraged the development of a more challenging academic program and a healthier campus environment. However, the necessary infrastructure was already in place for team captain John Blake Hillyer to form a football team. In October 1889, Hillyer created the University Athletic Association, a student-run organization that managed the finances and logistics for various sports and the football program at Syracuse was now officially recognized.[1] Syracuse played its first football game on November 23, 1889, recording a 36–0 loss to Rochester.[2]

Hillyer returned the next year with Robert "Bobby" Winston as the head coach. Winston, who became the first head coach of Syracuse football, was paid $35 per month (plus expenses).[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Syracuse Athletic Association| Syracuse, NY| W 14–0| |
October 2| Syracuse Athletic Association| Syracuse, NY| W 32–0| |
October 18| St. John's Military Academy| Syracuse, NY| W 26–6| |
October 27| Union (NY)|

* Star Park
* Syracuse, NY

| L 0–26| 400| [3]
November 1| Hamilton| Syracuse, NY| W 14–12| 600|
November 8| at Union (NY)| Schenectady, NY| L 0–28| |
November 15| at Rochester| Rochester, NY| W 4–0| 500| [4]
November 22| Rochester|

* Star Park
* Syracuse, NY

| L 0–2 (or 8–2)| 300| [5][6]
| at Hamilton| Clinton, NY| L 4–6| |
November 27| Syracuse Athletic Association| Syracuse, NY| W 16–14| |
| St. John's Military Academy| Syracuse, NY| W 18–4| |

Source:[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b Alandt, Anthony (November 2, 2022). "The storied history of Syracuse football began well before its 1889 loss to Rochester". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
2. ^ Robert J. Reid (October 3, 2005). A Memorable Season in College Football: A Look Back at 1959. p. 95\. ISBN 9781452040332. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
3. ^ "Kicking the Ball". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 28, 1890. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Football in the Mud: Aided by the Referee Syracuse Defeats Rochester; Score Was Four-Nothing". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 17, 1890. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Syracuse Was Beaten: The Rochester University Eleven Wins at the Salt City; The Score Was Two-Nothing". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 24, 1890. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Rochester's Referee Won the Game". The Buffalo Courier. November 23, 1890. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "2015 Syracuse Football Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

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