1890 Franklin & Marshall football team

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1890 Franklin & Marshall football
1890 Franklin & Marshall football team, picture in pictured in Orfilamme, Franklin & Marshall College yearbook (1892)
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
CaptainWilliam Mann Irvine
Home stadiumMcGrann's Park
Seasons
← 1889
1891 →
1890 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 1
Penn   –   11 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Springfield YMCA   –   5 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   6 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 2 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western Univ. Penn   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 5 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   1 – 4 – 1
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 5 – 1
Army   –   0 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1890 Franklin & Marshall football team was an American football team that represented Franklin & Marshall College during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record. Its eight victories included games against Penn State (10–0) and Lafayette (18–10). Its two losses were against Princeton (33–16) and Penn (28–0).[1] The team played its home games at McGrann's Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. William Mann Irvine was the team captain and also played at the fullback position.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Princeton
L 16–33[3]
October 11Lafayette
W 18–10> 1,200[4][5]
October 13Penn State
  • McGrann's Park
  • Lancaster, PA
W 10–0500[6][7]
October 18Bucknell
  • McGrann's Park
  • Lancaster, PA
W 22–61,200[8]
October 25at Penn
L 0–28[9]
November 1at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 10–9[10][11]
November 12Millersville
  • McGrann's Park
  • Lancaster, PA
W 38–0
November 22Gettysburg
  • McGrann's Park
  • Lancaster, PA
W 68–0500[12]
November 27Bucknell
  • McGrann's Park
  • Lancaster, PA
W 12–10[13]
December 2at St. John's of Fordham
W 18–0[14][15]

Roster[edit]

Captain William Mann Irvine
  • William Mann Irvine, Sem., fullback and captain, age 25, 176 pounds, 5'11"
  • E. O. Nothstein, Class of 1891, halfback, age 22, 165 pounds, 5'11"
  • Calvin N. Gabriel, Class of 1891, halfback, age 24, 164 pounds, 5'10-1/2"
  • J. A. Apple, Class of 1892, quarterback, age 17, 145 pounds, 5'10-1/2"
  • E. W. Stonebreaker, Sem., right end, age 29, 155 pounds, 5'10-1/2"
  • T. H. Krick, Class of 1892, right tackle, age 22, 170 pounds, 6'
  • D. J. Wolfe, Class of 1893, right guard, age 23, 178 pounds, 5'8"
  • F. M. Line, Class of 1888, center, age 23, 172 pounds, 6', 1-1/2"
  • A. H. Smith, Sem., left guard, age 25, 182 pounds, 5'4-1/2"
  • Simon U. Waugaman, Class of 1889, left guard (sub.), age 29, 167 pounds, 5'11-1/2"
  • A. F. Harrold, Class of 1891, left tackle, age 22, 180 pounds, 6'
  • Bruce Griffith, Class of 1890, left end, age 23, 147 pounds, 5'7"

[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Franklin & Marshall Game by Game Results" (PDF). Franklin & Marshall University. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Foot Ball Tactics: Captain Irvine Has Something To Say of the Play and Players". The Lancaster Weekly Intelligencer. December 3, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Princeton Surprised: They Defeat Franklin and Marshall With Difficulty". The Times (Philadelphia). October 5, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lafayette Again Surprised". The Times (Philadelphia). October 12, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "It Was a Great Game, and Lafayette Was Defeated". The Daily News Era. October 13, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Football Match at Lancaster". The New York Times. October 14, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "One More Victory: Our Foot Ball Team Defeats the State College". The Morning News. October 14, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell This Time: They Were No Match for the Wearers of the Blue and White". The Morning News (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Football Kickers: The University Easily Defeats Franklin and Mashall". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1890. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dickinson Defeated: Franklin and Marshall Beat Them in a Close Game". The Times (Philadelphia). November 2, 1890. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dickinson Defeated: Franklin and Marshall's Team Have to Play Their Best and Are Barely Victorious". The Daily New Era. November 3, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pennsylvania Beaten: They Played a Good Game but Failed to Score; F. & M. Won by a Big Score". The Morning News (Lancaster). November 24, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Well-Contested Game: Franklin and Marshall Wins From Bucknell After a Fierce Fight". The Morning News (Lancaster, PA). November 28, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "F. & M. Boys Heard From: They Defeat the St. John's College Eleven at Fordham, N.Y." The Morning News. December 3, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Franklin and Marshall Victorious". The Sun. December 3, 1890. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "F. & M. Team". The Lancaster Weekly Intelligencer. December 3, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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