1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football team

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1888
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
1888 record0–5 (0–5 AFU)
CaptainHarry Beecher (quarterback)
Home stadiumStaten Island A. C. grounds
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 American Football Union football standings
  • v
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Crescent Athletic Club $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Orange Athletic Club 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
New York Athletic Club 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Staten Island Cricket Club 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0

The 1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football team was an American football team that represented the Staten Island Cricket Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season. The Staten Island team played its home games in Staten Island, New York, and compiled a 3–3–1 record (3–2–1 against AFU opponents).

The team was captained by Harry Beecher, a star quarterback and captain of the Yale Bulldogs in 1887, and a major proponent of their championship in the same year.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13Orange Athletic Club
L 0–4600[1][2]
October 20Crescent Athletic Club
  • Staten Island A. C. grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
L 2–10500–700[3]
October 27New York Athletic Club
L (forfeit)[4]
November 3Orange Athletic Club
  • Staten Island A. C. grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
L 4–10[5]
November 10Crescent Athletic Club
L (forfeit)[6]
November 17New York Athletic Club
  • Staten Island A. C. grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
Unknown

Second team schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 3Columbia Grammar School
L 0–21[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Football At Staten Island". The Brooklyn Citizen. 1888-10-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. ^ "Football". The Sun. 1888-10-14. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. ^ "Games of Football and Lacrosse". New-York Tribune. 1888-10-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. ^ "A Football Game Goes By Defeat". New-York Tribune. 1888-10-28. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  5. ^ "Football News". The Sun. 1888-11-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  6. ^ "Sporting driftwood". The Brooklyn Citizen. 1888-11-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. ^ "Football News". The Sun. 1888-11-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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