1890 Dartmouth football team

The 1890 Dartmouth football team represented Dartmouth College as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1890 college football season. Dartmouth compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 1–2 in EIFA play.^[1] Charles O. Gill, capatain of the 1889 Yale Bulldogs football team spent two weeks coaching the team in September 1890. Frank Lakeman was the team's captain.^[2]

1890 Dartmouth football
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	4–4 (1–2 EIFA)
Head coach	None
Captain	Frank Lakeman
Seasons ← 1889 1891 →

1890 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Amherst	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	6	–	1
Dartmouth	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
MIT	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
Bowdoin	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Phillips Academy*	Hanover, NH	W 10–5
October 4		at Harvard*	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA (rivalry)	L 0–45		[3]
October 11		at Vermont*	Hanover, NH	W 71–0		[4][5]
October 22		at Harvard*	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–64		[6]
October 23		at Phillips Academy*	Andover, MA	W 10–0		[7]
November 1		Bowdoin	Hanover, NH	W 42–0		[8]
November 19	3:15 p.m.	at Amherst	Blake Field Amherst, MA	L 0–4	800	[9]
November 21	2:20 p.m.	at Williams	Williamstown, MA	L 0–6		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Bowdoin Admitted". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1890. p. 7. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. ""Wah! Hoo! Wah!!"". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 28, 1890. p. 18. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Drops and Punts: Harvard Too Clever for Dartmouth". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dartmouth's Walkover". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Dartmouth Wins". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. October 13, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Around the End: Harvard Punts and Kicks Herself to Victory". The Boston Globe. October 23, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dartmouth Defeats Andover". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Not A Walkover". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Amherst Did Them Up". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Honor For Williams". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 22, 1890. p. 10. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .