1894 Orange Athletic Club football team

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1894 Orange Athletic Club football
AFU champion
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record4–5–1 (1–0 AFU)
CaptainCoyne
Home stadiumOrange Oval
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →

The 1894 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1894 college football season. The team played its home games at the Orange Oval in East Orange, New Jersey, compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–0 against AFU opponents), and won the AFU championship. Coyne was the team captain.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Stevens*
T 6-6> 1,000[1]
October 3New Jersey Athletic Club*
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
W 26–0500[2]
October 6Wesleyan*
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
W 34–0[3]
October 13at Harvard*
L 0–14300[4][5]
October 20Yale*
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
L 0–242,500[6]
October 27Lehigh*
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
W 14–01,200–1,500[7]
November 3Lafayette*
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
L 6–18[8]
November 10Brown*
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
L 10–121,500[9]
November 17Crescent Athletic Club
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
W 16–8[10]
November 21Princeton*
  • Orange Oval
  • East Orange, NJ
L 4–16[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Orange 6; Stevens 6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 30, 1894. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Orange Defeats New Jersey". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wesleyan Men Outclassed". New York Tribune. October 7, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wade to Goal: Harvard Beat Orange A. C. in the Rain, 14-0". Boston Post. October 14, 1894. p. 3 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.(attendance 300)
  5. ^ "All Amphibious: Harvard's Football Men Swim in Mud; Strong Orange A.C. Club Is Beaten, 14 to 0". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1894. p. 1 – via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ^ "Yale, 24; Orange A.C, O". The Sun. October 21, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Orange, 14; Lehigh, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 28, 1894. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette, 18; Orange, 6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 4, 1894. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Orange Succumbs To Brown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1894. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lost the Eagle Cup Again: Crescents Defeated by Orange in a Hard Fought Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 18, 1894. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Princeton 16; Orange A.C. 4". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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