1880 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1880 Harvard Crimson football Independent 2–2–2 None William H. Manning Boston Baseball Grounds The 1880 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1880 college football season. The team finished with a 2–2–2 record.1880 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1880-schedule.htmlhttp://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results Harvard Football Yearly Records GoCrimson.com Harvard University August 13, 2014 August 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140814061951/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results dead On November 6, 1880, Harvard defeated Columbia 3–0 before a crowd of about 300 who paid 50 cents to watch the game at the Polo Grounds in New York.The Football Championship: Harvard Defeats Columbia at the Polo Grounds in the First Game of the Series The Sun November 7, 1880 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15323965/the_football_championship_harvard/ Newspapers.com Also at the Polo Grounds one week later, Harvard lost to Princeton with an attendance of between 3,000 and 4,000. Princeton scored two goals and held Harvard to one goal. Princeton also had five touchdowns for safety to two for Harvard. The Sun of New York reported that the game, played under the new 1880 rules of the Intercollegiate Football Association, was football in name only, but "in reality a series of wrestling encounters for possession of a large leather globe."Victory for the Princetons: The Harvard Football Team Vanquished on the Polo Grounds Yesterday The Sun November 14, 1880 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324068/victory_for_the_princetons_the_harvard/ Newspapers.com Schedule October 23 3:15 p.m. w Britannia Football Club Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA 2–0 The Harvards Win Another Football Match https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98672860/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 24, 1880 5 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com Football.—Harvard College Of Boston Vs. Britannias—Harvard Again Victorious https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98663944/the-gazette/ The Gazette Montreal, Quebec October 25, 1880 3 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com November 1 3:15 p.m. w y Ottawa Football Club Rideau Hall Cricket Ground Ottawa, ON 2–1 Football.—Harvard College Vs. Ottawa https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98673372/ottawa-daily-citizen/ Ottawa Daily Citizen Ottawa, Ontario November 2, 1880 3 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 3:00 p.m. t y Montreal Football Club Cricket Ground Montreal, QC 0–0 Football.—Harvard Vs. Montreal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98673502/the-gazette/ The Gazette Montreal, Quebec November 2, 1880 3 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com Football.—Harvard Vs. Montreal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98673631/the-gazette/ The Gazette Montreal, Quebec November 3, 1880 2 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com November 6 3:15 p.m. w y Columbia Polo Grounds New York, NY 3–0 300 The Football Championship.—Harvard Defeats Columbia at the Polo Grounds in the First Game of the Series https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98670384/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 7, 1880 7 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com November 13 2:45 p.m. l y Princeton Polo Grounds New York, NY rivalry 1–2 1,500–4,000 Hot Work On A Cool Day https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98670850/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York November 14, 1880 5 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com Victory For The Princeton https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98672276/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 14, 1880 5 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com Harvard Beaten By Princeton in a Football Match https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98672124/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 15, 1880 2 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com November 20 2:45 p.m. l Yale Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA rivalry 0–1 700 Harvard Vs. Yale https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98669756/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 21, 1880 1 March 29, 2022 Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football