1886 Boston Tech football team
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| 1886 Boston Tech football | |
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| Conference | Northern Intercollegiate Football Association |
| Record | 2–7–1 (2–2–1 Northern) |
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| Home stadium | Union Grounds |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1886 Boston Tech football team represented Boston Tech—now known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—as a member of the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association during the 1886 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Northern league.[1] Boston Tech played home games at Union Grounds in Boston.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 9 | Harvard* | L 0–54 | [2] | |||
| October 16 | at Yale* | L 0–96 | [3] | |||
| October 20 | 4:05 p.m. | at Harvard* | L 0–59 | [4] | ||
| October 23 | 3:05 p.m. | at Amherst | Amherst, MA | L 0–18 | [5] | |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Dartmouth* |
| L 6–11 | [6][7] | |
| November 3 | 2:32 p.m. | Williams |
| T 14–14 | [8] | |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Amherst |
| W 22–0 | [9] | |
| November 13 | 1:45 p.m. | at Williams | L 0–21 | 200 | [10][11] | |
| November 17 | 2:55 p.m. | Harvard* |
| L 0–62 | [12] | |
| November 19 | 2:33 p.m. | at Tufts |
| W 26–8 | 300 | [13] |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "The Williams-Amherst Fuss.—Aired in This City—The Amhersts and Technolology's Withdraw From the Northern League". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 24, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Technology vs. Harvard.—An Interesting Game of Foot Ball in Which Harvard is the Winner". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "The Yale Foot-Ball Team Betas the Techs". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 17, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Harvards Defeat "Techs."—The Game Called on Account of Darkness, with a Score of 59 to 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 21, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Surprised Themselves.—Amherst Goal Kickers Play Brilliantly and Defeat the Techs". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Sporting Notes". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Kicking In the Rain". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Big And Little Lads.—Technology And Williams Teams Tie on a Score of 14 to 14". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Victory For The Techs.—They Shut Out the Amherst College Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1886. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Williams, 21; Techs 0.—A Game of Foot Ball in a Snow Storm at Williamstown". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 14, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "College Foot-ball Contests.—In Several Inches Of Slush.—Williams 19, Technology". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 14, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Playing in a Cold Rain.—Harvard Defeats the Techs on the Union Grounds, 62 Points to 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tufts Beaten By The Techs.—Student Kickers Play and Interesting Game at College Hill". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "1886 MIT Engineers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
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