The 1892 Varuna Boat Club of Bay Ridge football team was an American football team that represented the Varuna Boating Club of the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, New York during the 1892 college football season.[2] The Boating Club, which had established a football program in 1886, compiled a 9–3 record against an assortment of semi-professional and collegiate teams. The final two contests for the Varunas (as the team was otherwise known) were played at Madison Square Garden against the Manhattan and Orange Athletic Clubs.
| 1892 Varuna Boat Club football | |
|---|---|
 A picture of the 1892 Varuna Boat Club football team, found in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Varuna Boat Club grounds |
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | Domestic Football Club |
| W 16–4 | 2,000 | [3] | |
| October 2 | Volunteers of Harlem | L 4–20 or 4–18 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Long Island |
| Unknown | [5] | ||
| October 16 | Cathedral Football Club |
| W (forfeit) | |||
| October 16 | Domestic Football Club |
| W 28–4 | 1,000 | [6] | |
| October 21 | at Stevens Institute Seconds |
| W 32–0 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Pastime Athletic Club |
| W 38–0 | 1,000 | [8] | |
| November 5 | Seton Hall | Cancelled | ||||
| November 6 | Fordham | New York City, NY | W 12–6 (forfeit) | 500 | [9] | |
| November 8 | Acorn Athletic Association |
| W 62–0 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | Domestic Football Club |
| W 12–8 | |||
| November 24 | Fordham Invincibles (Seconds) | W 16–0 | ||||
| November 26 | 12:00 am | vs. Manhattan Athletic Club and Princeton | L 0–6 | [11][12] | ||
| December 17 | vs. Orange Athletic Club |
| L 0–6 | 400+ | [13][14] |
Second team schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29 | Columbias of Brooklyn |
| Unknown | [15] |
| November 27 | Acorn Athletic Association | W 18–14 |
References
edit- ^ "Varuna and Orange Teams". The Standard Union. December 14, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Varuna Boat Club Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Varuna's Football Team Victorious". The Standard Union. September 26, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Varunas Defeated". The Standard Union. October 3, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Football Notes". The Sun. October 11, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Varunas Played a Strong Game and Won". The Sun. October 17, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Varunas, 32 ; Stevens Scrub, 0". The Sun. October 22, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Varunas on Top Again". The World. October 24, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Foot Ball Surprises". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 7, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Varuna B. C., 62 ; Acorn A. A., 0". The Sun. November 9, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Varuna's ELeven". The Standard Union. November 28, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Athletics at the Garden". The Sun. November 27, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Press Club Carnival". The Standard Union. December 3, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "A Big Sporting Festival". The World. December 18, 1892. p. 30. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Football Notes". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 14, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2020.