1893 Orange Athletic Club football team
| 1893 Orange Athletic Club football | |
|---|---|
AFU champion | |
| Conference | American Football Union |
| Record | 7–2 (2–0 AFU) |
| Head coach | |
| Home stadium | Orange Oval |
The 1893 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1893 college football season. The AFU in 1893 consisted of three amateur football teams – the Orange Athletic Club, the New York Athletic Club from Manhattan, and the Crescent Athletic Club from Brooklyn. The Orange team played its home games at the Orange Oval in East Orange, New Jersey, compiled a 7–2 record (2–0 against AFU opponents), and won the AFU championship.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Stevens* | W 12–0 | 800 | [1] | |||
| October 7 | Volunteer F.C.* |
| W 10–4 | [2] | ||||
| October 14 | Lafayette* |
| W 6–0 | [3][4] | ||||
| October 21 | Yale* |
| L 0–50 | 2,000 | [5] | |||
| October 28 | Rutgers* |
| W 22–0 | [6] | ||||
| November 4 | New York Athletic Club |
| W 4–0 (forfeit) | [7][8] | ||||
| November 7 | Princeton* |
| L 0–8 | 3,500 | [9] | |||
| November 11 | Yale Law* |
| W 18–0 | [10] | ||||
| November 18 | at Crescent Athletic Club | W 20–4 | 2,000 | [11] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Orange Beats Stevens". The New York Times. October 1, 1893. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A "Scrap" at Orange". The World. October 8, 1893. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football At Orange". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 14, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Orange Surprised 'Em". The World. October 15, 1893. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yale Shows Up Strong: Orange Athletic Club Badly Beaten -- Score, 50 to 0". Boston Sunday Post. October 22, 1893. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Wins in the First Half". The Evening World. October 28, 1893. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange A.C., 4; New York A.C., 0 (Forfeited)". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 5, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Won by Default: New Yorker A.C. Eleven Thought It Too Stormy To Play". The World. November 5, 1893. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton Scored Eight Points: But It Was Her Scrub Team That Faced Orange A.C." The Sun. November 8, 1893. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Law School Men Overmatched: The Orange Athletic Club Has An Easy Victory Over the New-Haven Students". The New York Times. November 12, 1893. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crescent's Very Yellow Day: Orange A.C. Wins a Signal Victory at Eastern Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 19, 1893. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
