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1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football team

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).

1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record0–5 (0–5 AFU)
CaptainHarry Beecher (quarterback)
Home stadiumStaten Island A. C. grounds
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 American Football Union standings
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 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 edit

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 edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Football At Staten Island". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 14, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football". The Sun. October 14, 1888. p. 17. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Games of Football and Lacrosse". New-York Tribune. October 21, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "A Football Game Goes By Defeat". New-York Tribune. October 28, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Football News". The Sun. November 4, 1888. p. 13. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Sporting driftwood". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 13, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Football News". The Sun. November 4, 1888. p. 13. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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