1889 New York Athletic Club football team
American college football season
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The 1889 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1889 college football season. The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, compiled a 4â5 record (1â4 against AFU opponents), and shut out two opponents. The New York team was not always able to employ eleven men on the field, forced to place with ten, nine, or even eight men on account of shortages in available members throughout the season.
| 1889 New York Athletic Club football | |
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| Conference | American Football Union |
| Record | 4â5 (1â4 AFU) |
| Captain | Lawson [1] |
| Home stadium | Polo Grounds |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crescent Athletic Club $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange Athletic Club | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Athletic Club | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Staten Island Athletic Club | 0 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Columbia* | Cancelled | [2] | ||
| October 12 | at Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0â36 | [3] | ||
| October 19 | Orange Athletic Club | L 0â10 | [4] | |||
| October 26 | Staten Island Athletic Club | West-Brighton, Staten Island, NY | W (forfeit) | [5] | ||
| November 2 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0â48 | 28 | [6] | |
| November 5 | American Athletic Club* |
| W 24â0 | [7][8] | ||
| November 9 | at Orange Athletic Club | East Orange, NJ | Postponed | [5] | ||
| November 16 | Staten Island Athletic Club* |
| W 24â0 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | Manhattan Athletic Club* |
| W 10â4 | [10][11] | ||
| November 27 | 11:10 a.m. | Manhattan Athletic Club* |
| L 4â10 | 200 | [10][12][13] |
| November 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Orange Athletic Club |
| L 0â10 | 500 | [14] |
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