1889 Dickinson football team

The 1889 Dickinson football team was an American football team that represented Dickinson College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 75 to 42.[1]

1889 Dickinson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1888
1890 →
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     10 0 0
Massachusetts     2 0 0
Yale     15 1 0
Harvard     9 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 1 1
Dickinson     4 1 1
Navy     4 1 1
Tufts     3 1 0
Lehigh     8 3 2
Cornell     8 4 0
Penn     7 6 0
Brown     2 2 0
Penn State     2 2 0
Delaware     1 1 1
Wesleyan     5 7 1
Bucknell     2 3 1
Lafayette     3 4 2
Columbia     2 7 2
Fordham     1 3 0
Rutgers     1 4 0
NYU     0 2 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11Bucknell
W 20–4[2][3]
October 19at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 17–16[4]
October 30Franklin & Marshall
  • Fair grounds
  • Carlisle, PA
W 10–0[5]
November 2HaverfordCarlisle, PAW 28–0[6][7]
November 9at NavyAnnapolis, MDT 0–0[8]
November 28at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAL 0–221,200[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "1889 Dickinson Red Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dickinson's Opening: They Easily Defeat Bucknell's Leather Punters". The Philadelphia Times. October 12, 1889. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Game of Foot Ball Yesterday". The Sentinel. October 12, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Defeats Swarthmore 17 to 16: McGirk's Leg Broken in a Hard Tackle". The Sentinel. October 21, 1989. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dickinson's Record Unbroken: Franklin and Marshall the Latest Victim". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 31, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Haverford in the Soup: Dickinson 28, Haverford 0 -- A Game in the Mud". Harrisburg Telegraph. November 4, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dickinson Defeats Haverford". The Philadelphia Times. November 3, 1889. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dickinson Plays a Tie With the U.S. Normal Cadets". The Sentinel. November 11, 1889. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A Famous Victory: Dickinson Lowers Its Colors". Lancaster New Era. November 29, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Franklin and Marshall Win: Dickinson College Defeated at Lancaster by the Score of 22 to 0". The Sentinel. November 29, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.