1893 Crescent Athletic Club football team

The 1893 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1893 college football season. The team played its home games at Eastern Park in Brooklyn and compiled a 3–6 record. J. Harry Sheldon, a member of the Crescent team since 1887, served as the team's captain.[1]

1893 Crescent Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
1893 record3–6 (1–2 AFU)
CaptainJ. Harry Sheldon
Home stadiumEastern Park

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Stevens*
  • St. George's Cricket Grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
L 4–10[2]
October 7Yale*
L 0–162,000[3]
October 14Princeton*
L 0–26> 1,000[4]
October 21Penn*
  • Eastern Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–402,000[5]
October 28Union (NY)*
  • Eastern Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 20–8[6]
November 4Boston Athletic Association
  • Eastern Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 8–12[7]
November 7Wesleyan*
  • Eastern Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 4–0[8]
November 11New York Athletic Club
  • Eastern Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 36–0[9]
November 18Orange Athletic Club
  • Eastern Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 4–202,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Crescent at Football: Candidates Practising Faithfully for the Championship Games". The Brookly Daily Eagle. November 2, 1893. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "The First Game A Defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1893. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Crescents' Good Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 8, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Crescents Downed by the Princeton Tigers at Eastern Park". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 15, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Quakers at Foot Ball: They Play Sharp, Offensive Game Against Crescent". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 22, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Crescent the Winner In a Well-Contested Game With Union College". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 29, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Foot Ball in the Wet: Crescent Players Succumb to the Boston A.A. Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 5, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Crescents The Winners". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1893. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Foot Ball Champions: Crescent Wins From the New York Athletic Club Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 12, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "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.
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