1891 Orange Athletic Club football team

American college football season

1891 Orange Athletic Club football
Conference	American Football Union
Record	3–5 (1–1 AFU)
Home stadium	Orange Oval
Seasons ← 1890 1892 →

The 1891 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1890 football season.^[1] The Orange team played its home games in East Orange, New Jersey, and compiled a 3–5 record (1–1 against AFU opponents).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Springfield YMCA*	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	L 0–16		^[2]
October 10		Rutgers*	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	W 10–6
October 17		Penn*	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	L 0–26	1,000	^[3]
October 24	3:30 p.m.	Yale*	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	L 0–36	2,700	^[4]^[5]
October 31		at New York Athletic Club	Polo Grounds Manhattan, NY	W 10–0	1,000
November 3		Princeton*	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	L 0–26	3,500	^[6]
November 7		at Crescent Athletic Club	Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY	L 0–28		^[7]
November 14		at Manhattan Athletic Club	Manhattan Field New York, NY	Cancelled
November 14		Staten Island Cricket Club*	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	W 14–8
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Second and junior team schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 14	Columbia Seconds	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	W 34–0
October 28	Adelphi Academy	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	Unknown
October 31	Tabernacles of New Jersey		Cancelled
October 31	Stevens Seconds	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	W 18–6
November 3	Berkeley Athletic Club	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	T 6–6
November 6	Stevens Sophomores		Unknown
November 7	Bedford Athletic Club Seconds	Parade Grounds, Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY	L 0–22
November 12	Stevens Freshmen	Hoboken, NJ	L 0–16
November 19	Alerts of Seton Hall	Orange Oval Orange, Oval	W forfeit

References

^ "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ "Stagg's Team Wins at Orange". The Sun. New York, New York. October 4, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rah! For the 'Varsity: The Orange Athletic Club's Eleven Easily Defeated by U. of P." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1891. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "In The Football Field". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 25, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Yale Collegians Score 46 Points and Fail at Kicking Goals". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 25, 1891. p. 16. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Princeton, 26; Orange, 0". The Sun (New York). November 4, 1891. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Crescents in Fine Form: They Defeat Orange by a Score of 28 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1891. p. 14.