1891 Boston Tech football team
| 1891 Boston Tech football | |
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| Conference | Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association |
| Record | 5–7–2 (1–3 EIFA) |
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| Home stadium | South End Grounds Congress Street Grounds |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Tech | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1891 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 1891 college football season. Boston Tech compiled an overall record of 5–7–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the EIFA.[1] The team played home games at Union Grounds and Congress Street Grounds in Boston.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Brown* | Boston, MA | L 4–6 | [2][3] | |
| October 3 | Boston Athletic Association* |
| T 0–0 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | at Phillips Academy* | Andover, MA | T 4–4 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | Roxbury Latin School* |
| W 38–0 | 500 | [6] | |
| October 10 | Phillips Exeter Academy* |
| W 16–4 | 500 | [7] | |
| October 14 | at Harvard* | L 0–26 | 3,500 | [8][9] | ||
| October 21 | at Phillips Exeter Academy* | Exeter, NH | L 0–20 | [10] | ||
| October 24 | Tufts* |
| W 10–6 | 200 | [11] | |
| October 28 | at Brown* | Providence, RI | W 14–6 | 300 | [12] | |
| October 31 | Amherst | L 14–24 | 600 | [13] | ||
| November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Williams | L 0–30 | [14][15] | ||
| November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Trinity (CT)* |
| L 0–22 | 400–600 | [16][17][18] |
| November 20 | 2:45 p.m. | Dartmouth |
| L 6–8 | 300 | [19] |
| November 26 | at Stevens |
| W 16–0 | [20] | ||
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Brown's Day To Cheer.—M. I. T. Defeated by Close Score of 6 to 4". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 2, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "The Browns Win At Football—Technology's Eleven Beaten 6 to 4 at Boston". The Springfield Daily Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 2, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Neither Team Scored.—Technology Proves Itself a Match for the B. A. A. Eleven". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Broke Through The Line.—Technology and Philips Andover Academy Eleven Play to a Tie". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Old Timers Play Ball.—Champion's Benefit Was a Big Success.—Kelly and Clarkson Acted as Battery for the Veterans—"Tech's" Eleven Wins in the Foot Ball Contest with Roxbury Latin". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "M. I. T., 16; Exeter, 16". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tech. Couldn't Score.—Blocking by Harvard Was Too Much for Them". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 15, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Harvard's Biggest Score This Season". The Sun. October 15, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ ""Techs" Failed To Score.—Exeter Completely Overpowers Her Opponents, Making 20 Points". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tufts Left The Field.—Considerable Excitement at Their Game With Tech". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Stubborn Fight". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Amherst's Great Team Work.—Crippled Tech Eleven Fought Card, but Were Overpowered". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Through The Centre.—Technology Played a Plucky Uphill Game Against Williams". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Williams Defeats The "Techs"—On a Muddy Field at Williamstown". The Springfield Sunday Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Home News.—To-Day's Events". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 14, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Trinity Turned The Tables.—Tech Worked Hard But Failed to Score a Point". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "A Victory And A Tie.—Trinity Winds Up the Season with Fine Foot-Ball". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 16, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "No Walkover For Dartmouth". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 21, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "A New Trick On The Field". The Sun. New York, New York. November 27, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "1891 MIT Engineers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2026.