1890 Boston Tech football team

1890 Boston Tech football
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Record4–4–1 (0–2 EIFA)
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumSouth End Grounds
1890 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Williams $4–0–08–2–0
Amherst3–1–07–6–1
Dartmouth1–2–04–4–0
Boston Tech0–2–04–4–1
Bowdoin0–3–04–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1890 Boston Tech football team represented Boston Tech—now known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (EIFA) during the 1890 college football season. Boston Tech compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play. The team played home games at South End Grounds in Boston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 44:00 p.m.Boston Athletic Association*Boston, MAW 6–4[1]
October 83:55 p.m.Brown*W 10–8[2]
October 113:00 p.m.at Phillips Academy*Andover, MAL 4–11[3]
October 18at Fall River*
T 0–0[4]
October 253:00 p.m.Phillips Exeter Academy*Boston, MAW 34–0[5]
October 29at Phillips Exeter Academy*Exeter, NHW 21–6[6]
November 1Amherst
  • South End Grounds
  • Boston, MA
L 4–38[7]
November 5at Phillips Academy*Andover, MAL 0–24[8]
November 82:30 p.m.Williams
  • South End Grounds
  • Boston, MA
L 0–36[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Tech, 6; B. A. A., 4". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 5, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Tech, 10; Brown, 8". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Andover, 11; Tech, 4.—Academy Boys Too Lively for Institute Rushers". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Neither Side Scored.—Tech and the Fall River Teams Fight a Draw". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 19, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "It Was "Tech's" Day.—Exeter Looks or the Goal They Failed to Kick". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Scrimmage In The Mud.—Exeter Beaten, Soiled and Soaked by "Tech" and the Weather". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Bedraggled Red and Gray". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Andover, 24; "Tech," 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Ball In Play.—Snapped Back to a Losing Game for Tech". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Bowdoin Admitted". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1890. p. 7. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.