The 1888 Staten Island Cricket Club football team was an American football team that represented the

Staten Island Cricket Club The Staten Island Cricket Club (SICC) is a cricket club on Staten Island, New York that was incorporated as the Staten Island Cricket and Base Ball Club on March 22, 1872. It became the first tennis venue in the United States.Morris, Ira K. (1 ...

in the American Football Union (AFU) during the

1888 college football season The 1888 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Yale as having been selected national champions. October 18 saw the first intercollegiate game in the state of North C ...

. 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 Henry Ward Beecher (September 13, 1868 – September 26, 1948) was a college football player and sportswriter. He was the subject of the first American football card, printed in 1888. Henry was son of Henry Barton and Harriet Jones Benedict Be ...

, a star quarterback and captain of the Yale Bulldogs in 1887, and a major proponent of their championship in the same year.

Schedule

Second team schedule

References

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