1889 Dickinson football team

1889 Dickinson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
  • None
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   15 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   9 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 1 – 1
  –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 6 – 0
Brown   –   2 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 7 – 1
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   2 – 7 – 2
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1889 Dickinson football team was an American football team that represented Dickinson College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 75 to 42.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11Bucknell
W 20–4[2][3]
October 19at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 17–16[4]
October 30Franklin & Marshall
  • Fair grounds
  • Carlisle, PA
W 10–0[5]
November 2HaverfordCarlisle, PAW 28–0[6][7]
November 9at NavyAnnapolis, MDT 0–0[8]
November 28at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAL 0–221,200[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "1889 Dickinson Red Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dickinson's Opening: They Easily Defeat Bucknell's Leather Punters". The Philadelphia Times. October 12, 1889. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Game of Foot Ball Yesterday". The Sentinel. October 12, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Defeats Swarthmore 17 to 16: McGirk's Leg Broken in a Hard Tackle". The Sentinel. October 21, 1989. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dickinson's Record Unbroken: Franklin and Marshall the Latest Victim". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 31, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Haverford in the Soup: Dickinson 28, Haverford 0 -- A Game in the Mud". Harrisburg Telegraph. November 4, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dickinson Defeats Haverford". The Philadelphia Times. November 3, 1889. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dickinson Plays a Tie With the U.S. Normal Cadets". The Sentinel. November 11, 1889. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A Famous Victory: Dickinson Lowers Its Colors". Lancaster New Era. November 29, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Franklin and Marshall Win: Dickinson College Defeated at Lancaster by the Score of 22 to 0". The Sentinel. November 29, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.