1879 Harvard Crimson football team

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]

1879 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
1879 record2–1–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainRobert Bacon
1879 college football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton   –    4 –0 –1
Yale   –    3 –0 –2
Massachusetts   –    1 –0 –0
Michigan   –    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
PA Military   –    0 –1 –2
Racine   –    0 –1 –0
Columbia   –    0 –3 –2
Swarthmore   –    0 –0 –1

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.[3]

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.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 25Britannia FBCCambridge, MAW 2–0
November 1at Britannia FBCMontreal, QCW 1–0
November 3at McGillMontreal, QCT 0–0
November 8at YaleNew Haven, CT (rivalry)T 0–0
November 15vs. Princeton
L 0–13,000

References

  1. "1879 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. "Football: Annual Match Between the Teams of Yale and Harvard". New York Daily Herald. November 9, 1879. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Collegians As Kickers: Princeton and Harvard Competing at Foot-Ball". The New York Times. November 16, 1879. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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