The 1890 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an
American football team that represented the
Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the
1890 college football season
The 1890 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1890–91 academic year.
The 1890 Harvard Crimson football team compiled a perfect 11–0 record, outsc ...
. The team compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against AFU opponents) and played its home games at
Washington Park in
Park Slope,
Brooklyn, and the Crescent Club grounds in
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Sunset Park to the north, Dyker Heights to the east, the Narrows and the Belt Parkway to the west, and Fort Hamilton Army Base and ...
.
William H. Ford was the team captain and center rush. Other key players included
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 ...
at quarterback,
Wyllys Terry at halfback,
William T. Bull at fullback, and Henry J. Lamarche and Frederick J. Vernon in the rush line.
Schedule
References
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