1888 Crescent Athletic Club football team

The 1888 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record (6–0 against AFU opponents), won the AFU championship, and played its home games at Crescent Athletic Club grounds in Brooklyn. [2]

1888 Crescent Athletic Club football
AFU champion
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
1888 record6–2 (6–0 AFU)
CaptainW. Ford [1]
Home stadiumCrescent Athletic grounds
1888 American Football Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Princeton*
L 0–31[3]
October 13New York Athletic Club
  • Crescent Athletic Grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
W 52–0[4]
October 20Staten Island Cricket Club
  • Staten Island A.C. Grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
W 10–2700[5][6]
October 27Orange Athletic Club
  • Crescent Athletic Club grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 34–6[7][8]
November 3at New York Athletic Club
W 30–0[9]
November 6Yale*
  • Washington Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–28[10]
November 10Staten Island Cricket ClubW (forfeit)[11]
November 29Orange Athletic Club
W 25–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

Consolidated team schedule

The consolidated team of the Crescent Athletic Club was also known as the Brooklyn Football Club, and played as such in their contests against the Alerts of New York on October 20 and the October 27 match against Flushing Athletic Club.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Alerts of New York
W (forfeit)[13]
October 12 or 14Bedford Athletic Club
  • Crescent Athletic grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
October 20Alerts of New York
  • Crescent Athletic grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 18–0[14]
October 27at Flushing Athletic Club
W 6–0[15]


November 3Unions of Columbia College
  • Crescent Athletic Club grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 6–4[16]
November 6Flushing Athletic Club
  • Flushing grounds
  • Flushing, Queens
W 12–0[17]

References
  1. "Football". The New York Times. 1888-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. "Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn All-Time Football Record". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. "Football in the Rain: The Jerseymen Defeat Brooklyn Players at Staten Island". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 8, 1888. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "American Union Football". The Brooklyn Citizen. 1888-10-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  5. "Games of Football and Lacrosse". New-York Tribune. 1888-10-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  6. "Football". The New York Times. 1888-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. "For the Football Championship: A Lively Contest Between the Crescents and the Jersey Boys Tomorrow". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 26, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "American Foot Ball Union: The Crescents Defeat the Orange Team in a Championship Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 29, 1888. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "A Lively Tussle at Football: The Crescents Defeat the New York Athletic Club Team 30 to 0". New York Tribune. November 4, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Election Day Sports". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 7, 1888. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn All-Time Football Record". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  12. "Won the Championship: The Crescent Foot Ball Team of Brooklyn Victorious". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 30, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn All-Time Football Record". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  14. "The Brooklyn Defeat The Alerts". The Brooklyn Citizen. 1888-10-21. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  15. "The Crescents Win At Foot Ball". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1888-10-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  16. "Two Victories for the Crescents: They Defeat the Unions of Columbia and the New York Athletics". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 4, 1888. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Another Victory for the Crescents". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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