1890 Franklin & Marshall football team

The 1890 Franklin & Marshall football team was an American football team that represented Franklin & Marshall College during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record. Its eight victories included games against Penn State (10–0) and Lafayette (18–10). Its two losses were against Princeton (33–16) and Penn (28–0).[1] The team played its home games at McGrann's Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. William Mann Irvine was the team captain and also played at the fullback position.[2]

1890 Franklin & Marshall football
Conference	Independent
1890 record	8–2
Captain	William Mann Irvine
Home stadium	McGrann's Park

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
Cornell			–					8	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					3	–	2	–	0
Amherst			–					6	–	5	–	1
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	4	–	1
Western Univ. Penn			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					1	–	3	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	5	–	1
Army			–					0	–	1	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 16–33		[3]
October 11	Lafayette	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	W 18–10	> 1,200	[4][5]
October 13	Penn State	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	W 10–0	500	[6][7]
October 18	Bucknell	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	W 22–6	1,200	[8]
October 25	at Penn	University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA	L 0–28		[9]
November 1	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	W 10–9		[10][11]
November 12	Millersville	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	W 38–0
November 22	Gettysburg	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	W 68–0	500	[12]
November 27	Bucknell	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	W 12–10		[13]
December 2	at St. John's of Fordham	Fordham College grounds Fordham, NY	W 18–0		[14][15]

Roster

Captain Wm. Irvine

• William M. Irvine, Sem., fullback and captain, age 25, 176 pounds, 5'11"
• E. O. Nothstein, Class of 1891, halfback, age 22, 165 pounds, 5'11"
• Calvin N. Gabriel, Class of 1891, halfback, age 24, 164 pounds, 5'10-1/2"
• J. A. Apple, Class of 1892, quarterback, age 17, 145 pounds, 5'10-1/2"
• E. W. Stonebreaker, Sem., right end, age 29, 155 pounds, 5'10-1/2"
• T. H. Krick, Class of 1892, right tackle, age 22, 170 pounds, 6'
• D. J. Wolfe, Class of 1893, right guard, age 23, 178 pounds, 5'8"
• F. M. Line, Class of 1888, center, age 23, 172 pounds, 6', 1-1/2"
• A. H. Smith, Sem., left guard, age 25, 182 pounds, 5'4-1/2"
• Simon U. Waugaman, Class of 1889, left guard (sub.), age 29, 167 pounds, 5'11-1/2"
• A. F. Harrold, Class of 1891, left tackle, age 22, 180 pounds, 6'
• Bruce Griffith, Class of 1890, left end, age 23, 147 pounds, 5'7"

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References

1. "Franklin & Marshall Game by Game Results" (PDF). Franklin & Marshall University. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
2. "Foot Ball Tactics: Captain Irvine Has Something To Say of the Play and Players". The Lancaster Weekly Intelligencer. December 3, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Princeton Surprised: They Defeat Franklin and Marshall With Difficulty". The Times (Philadelphia). October 5, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette Again Surprised". The Times (Philadelphia). October 12, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "It Was a Great Game, and Lafayette Was Defeated". The Daily News Era. October 13, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Football Match at Lancaster". The New York Times. October 14, 1890. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "One More Victory: Our Foot Ball Team Defeats the State College". The Morning News. October 14, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bucknell This Time: They Were No Match for the Wearers of the Blue and White". The Morning News (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Football Kickers: The University Easily Defeats Franklin and Mashall". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1890. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dickinson Defeated: Franklin and Marshall Beat Them in a Close Game". The Times (Philadelphia). November 2, 1890. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Dickinson Defeated: Franklin and Marshall's Team Have to Play Their Best and Are Barely Victorious". The Daily New Era. November 3, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Pennsylvania Beaten: They Played a Good Game but Failed to Score; F. & M. Won by a Big Score". The Morning News (Lancaster). November 24, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Well-Contested Game: Franklin and Marshall Wins From Bucknell After a Fierce Fight". The Morning News (Lancaster, PA). November 28, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "F. & M. Boys Heard From: They Defeat the St. John's College Eleven at Fordham, N.Y." The Morning News. December 3, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Franklin and Marshall Victorious". The Sun. December 3, 1890. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "F. & M. Team". The Lancaster Weekly Intelligencer. December 3, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.