1892 Crescent Athletic Club football team

The 1892 Crescent Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Crescent Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1892 college football season. The team played its home games at Eastern Park in Brooklyn, compiled a 2–3–1 record, and won the AFU championship. Harry Beecher, who played for Yale from 1884 to 1887, was the Crescent team's quarterback and captain.^[1]

1892 Crescent Athletic Club football
AFU champion
Conference	American Football Union
Record	2–3–1 (2–0 AFU)
Captain	Harry Beecher
Home stadium	Eastern Park
Seasons ← 1891 1893 →

1892 American Football Union standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Crescent Athletic Club $	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	3	–	1
Orange Athletic Club	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
New York Athletic Club	0	–	2	–	0			-	–	-	–	-

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	Yale*	Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY	L 0–28	3,142	[2][3]
October 15	Penn*	Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY	L 0–23		[4]
October 22	Princeton*	Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY	L 0–42		[5]
October 29	at Orange Athletic Club	Orange Oval East Orange, NJ	W 14–0		[6]
November 5	Chicago Athletic Association*	Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY	T 4–4	2,000	[7]
November 12	New York Athletic Club	Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY	W 20–0		[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Beecher Coaches Yale: The Crescent Captain on the New Haven Field". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 16, 1892. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Crescents Play Well And Give Great Trouble to the Yale Giants". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 9, 1892. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Yale Fumbled Badly". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Played Good Foot Ball: Pennsylvania 'Varsity Team's Excellent Showing". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 16, 1892. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Play Fine Foot Ball: Princetons' One Sided Contest With Crescent Kickers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 23, 1892. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Blue Day for Orange: The Crescent Foot Ball Eleven Whips Their Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 30, 1892. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tooth and Nail: The Crescent and Chicago Elevens Play a Tight Game". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 6, 1892. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "A New York Waterloo: Crescent's Victory Keeps the Union Pennant in Brooklyn". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 13, 1892. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.