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1890 Springfield YMCA football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainAmos Alonzo Stagg
Seasons1891 →
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
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 4 – 0
Western Univ. Penn   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   1 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 5 – 1
Army   –   0 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1890 Springfield YMCA football team, also known as the Christian Workers and the Staggs, was an American football team that represented the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School—now known as Springfield College–as an independent during the 1890 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Amos Alonzo Staggh, the team compiled a record of 5–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Williston SeminarySpringfield, MAL 10–15
October 15at Williston SeminaryW 14–9
October 18at MassachusettsAmherst, MAW 14–10
November 1MassachusettsSpringfield, MAL 12–18
Connecticut Literary InstituteW 24–6
November 19Yale freshmenSpringfield, MAW 38–0
November 22AmherstW 20–03,000
December 12vs. Yale B teamL 10–16

References

  1. "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. "Stagg's Team Beaten But Happy". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  3. "Foot Ball News". The Meriden Daily Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. October 16, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  4. "School of Christian Workers vs. Aggies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 20, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  5. "Stagg's Men Bucked for Goals". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  6. "Stagg's Eleven Won". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 22, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  7. "Yale Whipped By Harvard". The Sun. New York, New York. November 23, 1890. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  8. "Yale Men Were Surprised". The New York Times. New York, New York. December 13, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  9. "Yale Won At Foot Ball". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 13, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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