1891 Orange Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record3–5 (1–1 AFU)
Home stadiumOrange Oval
Seasons
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The 1891 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1890 football season.[1] The Orange team played its home games in East Orange, New Jersey, and compiled a 3–5 record (1–1 against AFU opponents).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Springfield YMCA*
L 0–16[2]
October 10Rutgers*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 10–6
October 17Penn*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
L 0–261,000[3]
October 243:30 p.m.Yale*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
L 0–362,700[4][5]
October 31at New York Athletic Club
W 10–01,000
November 3Princeton*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
L 0–263,500[6]
November 7at Crescent Athletic Club
L 0–28[7]
November 14at Manhattan Athletic Club
  • Manhattan Field
  • New York, NY
Cancelled
November 14Staten Island Cricket Club*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 14–8

Second and junior team schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 14Columbia Seconds
W 34–0
October 28Adelphi Academy
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
Unknown
October 31Tabernacles of New JerseyCancelled
October 31Stevens Seconds
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 18–6
November 3Berkeley Athletic Club
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
T 6–6
November 6Stevens SophomoresUnknown
November 7Bedford Athletic Club Seconds
L 0–22
November 12Stevens FreshmenHoboken, NJL 0–16
November 19Alerts of Seton Hall
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, Oval
W forfeit

References

  1. ^ "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Stagg's Team Win's at Orange". The Sun. New York, New York. October 4, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Rah! For the 'Varsity: The Orange Athletic Club's Eleven Easily Defeated by U. of P." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "In The Football Field". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 25, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Yale Collegians Score 46 Points and Fail at Kicking Goals". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 25, 1891. p. 16. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Princeton, 26; Orange, 0". The Sun (New York). November 4, 1891. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Crescents in Fine Form: They Defeat Orange by a Score of 28 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1891. p. 14.
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