1891 Stevens football team

The 1891 Stevens football team represented Stevens Institute of Technology as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1891 college football season. Stevens compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the EIFA.[1] The team played home games at St. George's Cricket Grounds in Hoboken, New Jersey.

1891 Stevens football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record3–7 (0–4 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumSt. George's Cricket Club grounds
Seasons
 1890
1892 
1891 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams $301821
Amherst202843
Dartmouth211221
Boston Tech130572
Stevens040370
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3New York Athletic Club*
W 6–5[2]
October 14NYU*
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
W 0–38[3]
October 17at Cornell*Ithaca, NYL 0–72[4]
October 21Columbia*
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
W 52–0500[5]
October 24at Rutgers*New Brunswick, NJL 10–121,250[6]
October 313:40 p.m.at WilliamsL 0–601,000[7]
November 4Dartmouth
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
L 12–321,000[8][9]
November 7at Army*L 12–141,000[10][11]
November 143:36 p.m.at AmherstL 0–38[12]
November 26Boston Tech
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
L 0–16[13]
  • *Non-conference game

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Freshmen team schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 3at Montclair Athletic ClubMontclair, NJW 10–6[15]

References

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  1. Hiscox, Morton, ed. (December 1891). "The Amherst College Olio 1893". The Amherst College Olio. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Junior Class of Amherst College: 122. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  2. "Stevens Outkicks the N. Y. A. C." The Sun. New York, New York. October 4, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Stevens Whips the New Yorkers". The Sun. New York, New York. October 15, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved November 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Great Work by Cornell's Eleven". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 18, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Football. Stevens Outplays Columbia". The Evening Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. October 22, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Rutgers Defeats Stevens, 12 To 10". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 25, 1891. p. 24. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Williams Rolled Up 60 Points.—Stevens Loses Its First Game in the Intercollegiate Series". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved March 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Football. Dartmouths Defeat Stevens". The Evening Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 5, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Dartmouth 32; Stevens, 12". The Sun. New York, New York. November 5, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Victor For The Cadets". The New-York Times. New York, New York. November 8, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "West Point, 14; Stevens, 12". The Sun. New York, New York. November 8, 1891. p. 18. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Amherst Wins Against Stevens—In a Championship Game at Amherst". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 15, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "A New Trick On The Field". The Sun. New York, New York. November 27, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "1891 Stevens Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  15. "Our Schools And Colleges.—Stevens Institute". The Evening Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 7, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.