1879 Stevens football team

The 1879 Stevens Ducks football team was an American football team that represented Stevens Institute of Technology in the 1879 college football season. The team compiled a 1–2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 12 to 6.[1] The team played its home games at the St. George's Cricket Club grounds in Hoboken, New Jersey.

1879 Stevens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–5
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumSt. George's Cricket Club grounds
Seasons
← 1878
1880 →
1879 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     4 0 1
Yale     3 0 2
Massachusetts     1 0 0
Michigan     1 0 1
Haverford     1 0 1
Harvard     2 1 2
Penn     2 2 0
Amherst     1 1 0
Navy     0 0 1
McGill     0 0 1
Toronto     0 0 1
Stevens     1 2 5
Rutgers     1 2 3
Pennsylvania Military     0 1 1
NYU     0 2 1
Racine     0 1 0
Swarthmore     0 1 0
Columbia     0 3 2

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9Stevens alumni
T 0–0
October 25Columbia
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
T 0–0
November 8at Princeton
L 0–7[2]
November 11Rutgers
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
L 0–1
November 23at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJT 3–3
November 25at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 3–1
December 6Stevens alumni
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
T 0–0
December 13Rutgers
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
T 0–0

References

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  1. ^ "1879 Stevens Ducks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Battle Of The Ball". The Sun. New York, New York. November 9, 1879. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .