The 1891 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1891 college football season. The team played its home games at Eastern Park in Brooklyn, compiled a 5–3 record (3–0 against AFU opponents), and won the AFU championship. Two of the team's losses were to Walter Camp's undefeated 1891 Yale team that did not allow its opponents to score a single point. Harry Beecher, who played for Yale from 1884 to 1887, was the Crescent team's quarterback and captain.[1]
| 1891 Crescent Athletic Club football | |
|---|---|
AFU champion | |
| Conference | American Football Union |
| Record | 5–3 (3–0 AFU) |
| Captain | Harry Beecher |
| Home stadium | Eastern Park |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | Yale* | L 0–26 | 3,000 | [2][3] | |||
| October 10 | Princeton* |
| L 0–28 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | Columbia* |
| W 42–0 | [5] | |||
| October 24 | Wesleyan* |
| W 30–6 | [6] | |||
| October 31 | Manhattan Athletic Club |
| W 10–0 | 3,000 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | at Yale* | L 0–70 | 5,600 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | Orange Athletic Club |
| W 28–0 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | at New York Athletic Club | W 18–6 | [1] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ a b "Champion Crescents: Winners of the American Foot Ball Union". November 15, 1891. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yale Defeats Crescents". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Yale Wins at Football: The Crescents Defeated at Eastern Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1891. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victory for Princeton: The Crescents Lose Again at Eastern Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 11, 1891. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescent, 42; Columbia, 0". The New York Times. October 18, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Playing in Fine Form: The Crescents Easily Defeat the Wesleyans". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 25, 1891. p. 16.
- ^ "The Police Interfere And Stop a Lively "Mill" on the Ball Field". The Brookly Daily Eagle. November 1, 1891. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lively Kickers: How the Amateur Athletes Observed Election". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 4, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescents in Fine Form: They Defeat Orange by a Score of 28 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1891. p. 14.
