1886 Boston Tech football team

1886 Boston Tech football
ConferenceNorthern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record2–7–1 (2–2–1 Northern)
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumUnion Grounds
1886 Northern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams $4–1–15–2–1
Amherst4–2–07–3–0
Boston Tech2–2–12–7–1
Tufts0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1886 Boston Tech football team represented Boston Tech—now known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—as a member of the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association during the 1886 college football season. The team compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Northern league.[1] Boston Tech played home games at Union Grounds in Boston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Harvard*L 0–54[2]
October 16at Yale*L 0–96[3]
October 204:05 p.m.at Harvard*L 0–59[4]
October 233:05 p.m.at AmherstAmherst, MAL 0–18[5]
October 293:00 p.m.at Dartmouth*
  • Union Grounds
  • Boston, MA
L 6–11[6][7]
November 32:32 p.m.Williams
  • Union Grounds
  • Boston, MA
T 14–14[8]
November 52:30 p.m.Amherst
  • Union Grounds
  • Boston, MA
W 22–0[9]
November 131:45 p.m.at WilliamsL 0–21200[10][11]
November 172:55 p.m.Harvard*
  • Union Grounds
  • Boston, MA
L 0–62[12]
November 192:33 p.m.at Tufts
W 26–8300[13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14]

References

  1. ↑ "The Williams-Amherst Fuss.—Aired in This City—The Amhersts and Technolology's Withdraw From the Northern League". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 24, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Technology vs. Harvard.—An Interesting Game of Foot Ball in Which Harvard is the Winner". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "The Yale Foot-Ball Team Betas the Techs". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 17, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Harvards Defeat "Techs."—The Game Called on Account of Darkness, with a Score of 59 to 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 21, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Surprised Themselves.—Amherst Goal Kickers Play Brilliantly and Defeat the Techs". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Sporting Notes". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Kicking In the Rain". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Big And Little Lads.—Technology And Williams Teams Tie on a Score of 14 to 14". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Victory For The Techs.—They Shut Out the Amherst College Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1886. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Williams, 21; Techs 0.—A Game of Foot Ball in a Snow Storm at Williamstown". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 14, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "College Foot-ball Contests.—In Several Inches Of Slush.—Williams 19, Technology". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 14, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Playing in a Cold Rain.—Harvard Defeats the Techs on the Union Grounds, 62 Points to 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1886. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "Tufts Beaten By The Techs.—Student Kickers Play and Interesting Game at College Hill". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "1886 MIT Engineers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2026.