1890 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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The 1890 Syracuse Orangemen football team was an American football team that represented Syracuse University during the 1890 college football season. In their first season under head coach Robert Winston, the Orangemen compiled a 7–4 record.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Headcoach
CaptainJohn Blake Hillyer
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1890 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainJohn Blake Hillyer
Home stadiumStar Park
Seasons
1891 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1890 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard â€“ 11–0–0
Yale â€“ 13–1–0
Princeton â€“ 11–1–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 8–2–0
Navy â€“ 5–1–1
Penn â€“ 11–3–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 2–1–0
Cornell â€“ 7–4–0
Lehigh â€“ 7–4–0
Syracuse â€“ 7–4–0
Springfield YMCA â€“ 5–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 5–5–1
Penn State â€“ 2–2–0
Western Univ. Penn â€“ 2–2–0
Colgate â€“ 1–1–0
Wesleyan â€“ 5–6–0
Tufts â€“ 2–3–0
NYU â€“ 2–4–0
Lafayette â€“ 2–5–1
Fordham â€“ 1–3–1
Brown â€“ 2–5–0
Bucknell â€“ 1–4–1
Massachusetts â€“ 1–4–0
Columbia â€“ 1–6–1
Army â€“ 0–1–0
Geneva â€“ 0–1–0
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Previous season

Syracuse Chancellor Charles N. Sims wanted the athletic program at SU to be as competitive as those at Yale and Harvard. To achieve this goal, he encouraged the development of a more challenging academic program and a healthier campus environment. However, the necessary infrastructure was already in place for team captain John Blake Hillyer to form a football team. In October 1889, Hillyer created the University Athletic Association, a student-run organization that managed the finances and logistics for various sports and the football program at Syracuse was now officially recognized.[1] Syracuse played its first football game on November 23, 1889, recording a 36–0 loss to Rochester.[2]

Hillyer returned the next year with Robert "Bobby" Winston as the head coach. Winston, who became the first head coach of Syracuse football, was paid $35 per month (plus expenses).[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Syracuse Athletic AssociationSyracuse, NYW 14–0
October 2Syracuse Athletic AssociationSyracuse, NYW 32–0
October 18St. John's Military AcademySyracuse, NYW 26–6
October 27Union (NY)
L 0–26400[3]
November 1HamiltonSyracuse, NYW 14–12600
November 8at Union (NY)Schenectady, NYL 0–28
November 15at RochesterRochester, NYW 4–0500[4]
November 22Rochester
  • Star Park
  • Syracuse, NY
L 0–2 (or 8–2)300[5][6]
at HamiltonClinton, NYL 4–6
November 27Syracuse Athletic AssociationSyracuse, NYW 16–14
St. John's Military AcademySyracuse, NYW 18–4
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