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1886 Crescent Athletic Club football team

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1886 Crescent Athletic Club football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Home stadiumCrescent Athletic Club grounds
Seasons
← 1885
1887 →

The 1886 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club during the 1886 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1 record and played its home games at Crescent Athletic Club grounds at Ninth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23Brooklyn Hill
W 20–0[1][2]
October 30Olympic Clubs
  • Brooklyn Athletic Association grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
W [3]
November 2vs. YaleL 0–82[4]
November 20NYU
  • Crescent Athletic Club grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 36–0[5][6]
November 27Staten Island Football Club
  • Crescent Athletic Club grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 16–0[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Foot Ball on the Hill: A Lively Amateur Game Between the Brooklyns and Crescents". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1886. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A Foot Ball Game: The Crescent Athletic Club Whitewashes the Brooklyn Hills". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1886. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Interesting Football Playing at the Brooklyn Athletic Grounds". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 31, 1886. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn Against Yale: The College Boys Prove Themselves Superior at Football". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 3, 1886. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A Victory for the Crescents: They Easily Defeat the New York University Team at Football". The Brooklyn Daily Eagles. November 21, 1886. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Two football games". The New York Times. November 21, 1886. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kicking the Ball: The Crescents Beat the Staten Island Club". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 28, 1886. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.