1886 Crescent Athletic Club football team
The 1886 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club during the 1886 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1 record and played its home games at Crescent Athletic Club grounds at Ninth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn.
| 1886 Crescent Athletic Club football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–1 |
| Home stadium | Crescent Athletic Club grounds |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23 | Brooklyn Hill |
| W 20–0 | [1][2] | |
| October 30 | Olympic Clubs |
| W | [3] | |
| November 2 | vs. Yale | L 0–82 | [4] | ||
| November 20 | NYU |
| W 36–0 | [5][6] | |
| November 27 | Staten Island Football Club |
| W 16–0 | [7] |
References
- "Foot Ball on the Hill: A Lively Amateur Game Between the Brooklyns and Crescents". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1886. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A Foot Ball Game: The Crescent Athletic Club Whitewashes the Brooklyn Hills". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1886. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Interesting Football Playing at the Brooklyn Athletic Grounds". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 31, 1886. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brooklyn Against Yale: The College Boys Prove Themselves Superior at Football". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 3, 1886. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A Victory for the Crescents: They Easily Defeat the New York University Team at Football". The Brooklyn Daily Eagles. November 21, 1886. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Two football games". The New York Times. November 21, 1886. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kicking the Ball: The Crescents Beat the Staten Island Club". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 28, 1886. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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