1879 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1–2
Head coach
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CaptainRobert Bacon
Home stadiumBoston Baseball Grounds
Seasons
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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

The 1879 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1879 college football season. They finished with a 2–1–2 record.[1][2] The team captain was Robert Bacon.[2]

On November 8, Harvard and Yale played to a scoreless tie before a crowd of between 1,500 and 2,000 spectators at Hamilton Park in New Haven. Yale captain Walter Camp drop-kicked the ball through the uprights, but the goal was disallowed when the referee ruled the ball had touched a Harvard player.

On November 15, Harvard lost to Princeton before a crowd of 3,000 persons at St. George's Cricket Ground in Hoboken. Princeton scored one goal, and Harvard scored none.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 253:15 p.m.Britannia Football Club
W 2–0600[4][5]
November 13:20 p.m.at Britannia Football Club
W 1–0[6][7]
November 3at McGillMontreal, QCT 0–0[8]
November 8at Yale
T 0–01,500–2,000[9]
November 153:10 p.m.vs. Princeton
L 0–13,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "1879 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Collegians As Kickers: Princeton and Harvard Competing at Foot-Ball". The New York Times. November 16, 1879. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Harvards Defeat The Britannia Club, Of Montreal, In A Match". New York Herald. New York, New York. October 26, 1879. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Sports Of The Students". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 26, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "The Football Match. Harvard vs. Britannia – An Even Game". The Star. Montreal, Quebec. November 3, 1879. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football.—Harvard Vs. Britannia". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. November 3, 1879. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Football.—The Harvards Play A Draw Game With The M'Gill College Team, Of Montreal". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 4, 1879. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Football: Annual Match Between the Teams of Yale and Harvard". New York Daily Herald. November 9, 1879. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Collegians As Kickers". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 5. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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