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American college football season
1889 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf. Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Dartmouth $4
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Amherst 2
–
1
–
1
4
–
4
–
2
Williams 1
–
2
–
1
4
–
6
–
1
Boston Tech 1
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Stevens 1
–
3
–
0
2
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion Boston Tech defeated Amherst on October 26, 10–9, but Amherst protested the final touchdown of the game. At the conference's meeting on December 18, Amherst was awarded victory by a score of 9–6. Williams forfeited a game to Stevens that was scheduled to be played on November 25.
The 1889 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 1889 college football season . Boston Tech compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place at the bottom of the EIFA standings.[ 1] South End Grounds in Boston .
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