1887 Orange Athletic Club football team

The 1887 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club during the 1887 college football season. The team played its home games at the Grove Street grounds in East Orange, New Jersey, and compiled a 0–1 record in their first season of football.

1887 Orange Athletic Club football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Home stadium	Grove Street grounds

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 21	Seton Hall	East Orange, New Jersey	L 0–36		[1]

Orange Athletic Club – Orange Tornadoes – Newark Tornadoes – Newark Bears – Orlando Panthers
Defunct National Football League club 1929–30 Based in Orange, New Jersey (1887–1929, 1931–39) Based in Newark, New Jersey (1930, 1937–65) Based in Orlando, Florida (1966–71)
The Franchise	History in New Jersey History in Orlando Orange players Newark players
Lore	World Series of Football (1902–03) Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos
Stadia	Orange Oval (1887-?) Grove Street Grounds (1889) East Orange Stadium (?-1925) Knights of Columbus Stadium (1926–1929, 1931–1936) Newark Schools Stadium (1930, 1937–65) Newark Velodrome (1930) Citrus Bowl (1966–1969)
Notable players	Sid Luckman Don Jonas Patricia Palinkas
Head Coaches	Jack Depler Jack Fish Al McGall Andy Salata
Owners	Edwin Simandl (NFL) George Halas (AA) Sol Rosen (ACFL/ContFL)
Independent seasons	1887 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
AFU seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
NFL seasons	1929 1930
AA seasons	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
ACFL seasons	1963 1964 1970
CFL seasons	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
League affiliations	American Football Union National Football League American Association Atlantic Coast Football League Continental Football League

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