1890 Lake Forest Foresters football team

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1890 Lake Forest Foresters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Seasons
← 1889
1891 →
1890 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     2 0 0
Washington University     2 0 0
Minnesota     5 1 1
Michigan     4 1 0
Northwestern     4 1 1
Missouri     2 1 0
Cincinnati     2 1 1
Lake Forest     5 3 0
Baker     1 1 0
Iowa     1 1 0
Illinois     1 2 0
Kansas     1 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan     1 3 0
Wisconsin     1 3 0
Ohio State     1 4 0
Doane     0 1 0
Washburn     0 1 0

The 1890 Lake Forest Foresters football team represented the Lake Forest College during the 1890 college football season.[1] The team compiled a 5–3 record, shut out two opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 176 to 95. After losing their first three games, the Foresters finished their season with a five-game win streak and an upset victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4Chicago YMCALake Forest, ILL 0–51
September 11Manuel Training High SchoolLake Forest, ILL 0–20
September 22Hyde Park High SchoolLake Forest, ILL 6–8
September 25Highland Park High SchoolLake Forest, ILW 90–0
November 8South Division High SchoolLake Forest, ILW 22–6
November 15Englewood High SchoolEnglewood, ILW 30–4
November 22WisconsinW 14–6
December 1McCormick TheologicalLake Forest, ILW 14–0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1890 Schedule/Results". Lake Forest College Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2020.