1887 New York Athletic Club football | |
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Conference | American Football Union |
Record | 2–2 (1–2 AFU) |
Captain | W. J. M. Barry (fullback) |
Home stadium | Polo Grounds |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crescent Athletic Club $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York Athletic Club | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Staten Island Cricket Club | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unions of Columbia | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1887 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in their inaugural season with the American Football Union. The team compiled a 2–2 record (1–2 in the AFU) and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 24 to 18.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 22 | at Staten Island Cricket Club |
| W 10–6 | [1] [2] | ||
October 29? | Olympic Athletic Club* | W 8–6 | [3] [4] [5] | |||
November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0–6 | 1,000 | [6] [7] [8] |
November 12 | at Staten Island Cricket Club |
| Cancelled | [9] | ||
November 12 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0–6 | [10] | ||
November 26 | at Olympic Athletic Club* |
| Cancelled | [11] [12] [13] | ||
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