The 1893 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1893 college football season. The team played its home games at Eastern Park in Brooklyn and compiled a 3–6 record. J. Harry Sheldon, a member of the Crescent team since 1887, served as the team's captain.[1]
| 1893 Crescent Athletic Club football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | American Football Union |
| Record | 3–6 (1–2 AFU) |
| Captain | J. Harry Sheldon |
| Home stadium | Eastern Park |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | at Stevens* |
| L 4–10 | [2] | |||
| October 7 | Yale* | L 0–16 | 2,000 | [3] | |||
| October 14 | Princeton* | L 0–26 | > 1,000 | [4] | |||
| October 21 | Penn* |
| L 0–40 | 2,000 | [5] | ||
| October 28 | Union (NY)* |
| W 20–8 | [6] | |||
| November 4 | Boston Athletic Association |
| L 8–12 | [7] | |||
| November 7 | Wesleyan* |
| W 4–0 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | New York Athletic Club |
| W 36–0 | [9] | |||
| November 18 | Orange Athletic Club |
| L 4–20 | 2,000 | [10] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Crescent at Football: Candidates Practising Faithfully for the Championship Games". The Brookly Daily Eagle. November 2, 1893. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The First Game A Defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1893. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescents' Good Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 8, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescents Downed by the Princeton Tigers at Eastern Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 15, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quakers at Foot Ball: They Play Sharp, Offensive Game Against Crescent". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 22, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescent the Winner In a Well-Contested Game With Union College". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 29, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Foot Ball in the Wet: Crescent Players Succumb to the Boston A.A. Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 5, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescents The Winners". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1893. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Foot Ball Champions: Crescent Wins From the New York Athletic Club Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 12, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescent's Very Yellow Day: Orange A.C. Wins a Signal Victory at Eastern Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 19, 1893. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.