1888 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1888 Harvard Crimson football Independent 12–1 None Jarvis Field, Holmes Field The 1888 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1888 college football season. They finished with a 12–1 record. The team outscored its opponents 631–32, including a 102–0 victory over Amherst on November 3. The Crimson suffered its sole loss, to Princeton, losing by an 18–6 score on November 17. Two days later, Harvard defeated the Penn by a 48–0 score. Schedule y y y October 6 at Worcester Tech Worcester, MA W 70–0 4,000 Touchdowns at Worcester: Sam Winslow Referees, and Harvard Wins from "Tech" The Boston Globe October 7, 1888 2 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-07-1888-p-2/ NewspaperArchive October 13 3:08 p.m. Boston Tech Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA W 18–0 Harvard Wins.—The Crimson Eleven Makes a Great Brace for Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199896906/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 14, 1888 2 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 17 at Phillips Exeter Exeter, NH W 39–6 Scored Against Harvard: Phillips Exeter Team Beaten by Varsity Boys, 39 to 6 The Boston Globe October 18, 1888 5 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-daily-globe-oct-18-1888-p-5/ NewspaperArchive October 20 at 1888 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Middletown, CT W 34–0 Harvard, 34; Wesleyan, 0: Cambridge Kickers Show their Mettle at Middletown The Boston Globe October 21, 1888 2 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-21-1888-p-2/ NewspaperArchive October 24 at Williams Williamstown, MA W 14–6 Football In The Mud.—Harvard Varsity Eleven Defeats Williams, 14 to 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199893582/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 25, 1888 5 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 25 at Andover Andover, MA W 66–0 Harvard at Andover: Varsity Eleven Defeats Phillips by 66 to 0 The Boston Globe October 26, 1888 11 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-daily-globe-oct-26-1888-p-11/ NewspaperArchive October 27 Worcester Tech Holmes Field Cambridge, MA W 68–0 Harvard, 68; Worcester Tech, 0 The Boston Globe October 28, 1888 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52018392/harvard-68-worcester-tech-0/ Newspapers.com October 30 Dartmouth Holmes Field Cambridge, MA (rivalry) W 74–0 Victory for Harvard: Dartmouth Receives a Severe Drubbing on Holmes Field The Boston Globe October 31, 1888 5 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-daily-globe-oct-31-1888-p-5/ NewspaperArchive October 31 Boston Tech Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA W 42–0 Hot Foot Ball Work.—Harvards Shut Out the "Techs" by a Score of 42 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199897017/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 1, 1888 5 June 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 Amherst Cambridge, MA W 102–0 Big Score by Harvard: Amherst Defeated to the Tune of 102 to 0 The Boston Globe November 4, 1888 2 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-04-1888-p-2/ NewspaperArchive November 10 1888 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA W 50–2 Football in Mud The Boston Globe November 11, 1888 4 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-11-1888-p-4/ NewspaperArchive November 17 at Princeton Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 6–18 Triumphant Princeton New York Daily Tribune November 18, 1888 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15026089/triumphant_princeton/'Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah!Siss-s-s-s Boom Ah! Princeton The Boston Daily Globe November 18, 1888 4 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-18-1888-p-4/ NewspaperArchive November 19 3:10 p.m. at Penn Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 48–0 300 Crimson Wins.—"Unies" Knocked Out at Philadelphia https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199661741/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 20, 1888 3 June 15, 2026 Newspapers.com 'Varsity Football.—Contest Between Harvard and the Home Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199661620/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 20, 1888 3 June 15, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvard Wins At Foot-Ball The Times (Philadelphia) November 20, 1888 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324837/harvard_wins_at_football/ Newspapers.com 1888 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1888-schedule.html References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football