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1892 Swarthmore Quakers football team

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1892 Swarthmore Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumWhittier Field
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     13 0 0
Washington & Jefferson     4 0 0
Colgate     3 0 0
Penn     15 1 0
Cornell     10 1 0
Harvard     10 1 0
Princeton     12 2 0
Penn State     5 1 0
Tufts     8 2 0
Navy     5 2 0
Army     3 1 1
Swarthmore     7 3 0
Western Univ. Penn.     4 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 3 0
Brown     4 4 2
Bucknell     2 2 0
Fordham     2 2 0
Stevens     1 1 0
Lafayette     5 7 0
Massachusetts     4 6 2
Delaware     1 2 2
Rutgers     3 5 1
Geneva     2 4 0
Lehigh     3 6 0
Wesleyan     1 7 1
Syracuse     0 8 1
Drexel     0 1 0
NYU     0 1 0

The 1892 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1892 college football season. The team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 91. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.[1]

Fullback George H. Brooke was the team captain. Other key players included quarterback Charles G. Hodge, halfbacks Kent W. Hughes and Samuel C. Palmer, and ends A. K. White and Edwin P. Bond.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Penn
L 0–22[3]
October 1at LehighBethlehem, PAL 0–51
October 12NYU
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 26–0[4]
October 14Swarthmore alumni
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 20–0
October 15All-Collegians
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 62–0[5]
October 21at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAL 0–10[6]
October 22at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 18–0[7]
October 29at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 8–4
November 19Haverford
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA (rivalry)
W 22–4[8]
November 24at Warren Athletic Club
W 10–0800[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Swarthmore's Foot-Ball Team: A Short Sketch of the Players, Manager and Trainer". The Philadelphia Times. November 15, 1892. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Opening of the Football Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1892. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Swarthmore, 26; University of New York, 0". The Sun. October 13, 1892. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "All-Collegians vs. Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. October 16, 1892. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Swarthmore Loses: Franklin and Marshall Wins an Excellent Game". The Morning News. October 22, 1892. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dickinson-Swarthmore: An Interesting Game, But Swarthmore Wins by 18 to 0". The Sentinel. October 24, 1892. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Swarthmore, 22; Haverford, 4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 20, 1892. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Game Stopped By An Accident". The Morning News. November 25, 1892. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.