1890 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1890 Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football team (1890).jpg 285 Independent 11–0 George A. Stewart & George C. Adams 1st Arthur Cumnock Jarvis Field National champion (multiple selectors) The 1890 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 1890 college football season. The team finished with an 11–0 record, shut out nine of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 555 to 12.1890 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 20, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1890-schedule.html The team also won Harvard's first national championship, receiving retroactive recognition as national champion from the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 107 January 4, 2016 PDF On November 22, Harvard defeated Walter Camp's previously-unbeaten Yale Bulldogs to secure the championship; it was Harvard's first football victory over Yale since 1875. Harvard did not play Princeton (11–1–1) during the 1890 season. Five Harvard players were selected by Caspar Whitney to the 1890 All-America college football team: quarterback Dudley Dean; halfback John J. Corbett; end Frank Hallowell; center John Cranston; and tackle Marshall Newell.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Other players included end and team captain Arthur Cumnock, halfback James P. Lee, Herb Alward, Hiland Orlando Stickney, Bernard Trafford, and tackle Joshua Damon Upton. George A. Stewart and George C. Adams were the team's coaches. Schedule October 1 w Phillips Exeter Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 41–0 Toyed With Exeter: Harvard's First Foot Ball Game The Boston Globe October 2, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51769992/toyed-with-exeter-harvards-first-foot/ Newspapers.com October 4 w Dartmouth Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA rivalry 45–0 Drops and Punts: Harvard Too Clever for Dartmouth The Boston Globe October 5, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51769696/drops-and-punts/ Newspapers.com October 11 w Amherst Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 74–6 Amherst Scored: Fumbling Game on Jarvis Field The Boston Globe October 12, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51768977/amherst-scored/ Newspapers.com October 18 w Williams Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 38–0 Lee's Runs Saved the Day for Crimson The Boston Globe October 19, 1890 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51768557/lees-runs-saved-the-day-for-the-crimson/ Newspapers.com October 22 w Dartmouth Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 64–0 Around the End: Harvard Punts and Kicks Herself to Victory The Boston Globe October 23, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51768067/around-the-end/ Newspapers.com October 25 w 1890 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 54–0 Artful Sherwin: Always in the Maine Men's Way The Boston Globe October 26, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51767722/artful-sherwin/ Newspapers.com October 29 w 1890 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 55–0 Rain, Mud and Foot Ball The Boston Globe October 30, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51767370/rain-mud-and-foot-ball/ Newspapers.com November 1 w Cornell Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 77–0 Good Old Points: Touch 'Em Down and Kick Your Goals The Boston Globe November 2, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51767098/good-old-points/ Newspapers.com November 4 w Orange Athletic Club Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA 33–0 An Easy Victory Over Orange: Harvard Scores Thirty-Three Points To the Jersey Players' Nothing New York Tribune November 5, 1890 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51771171/an-easy-victory-over-orange/ Newspapers.com November 12 2:30 p.m. w y Amherst Hampden Park Springfield, MA 64–0 500 Local Intelligence.; Springfield https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/200154589/ The Springfield Sunday Republican Springfield, Massachusetts November 12, 1890 6 June 23, 2026 Newspapers.com Rush, Run and Punt: Harvard Science Against Amherst Beef The Boston Globe November 13, 1890 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51766597/rush-run-and-punt/ Newspapers.com Harvard And Yale—The Crimson Eleven Shown Yesterday at Springfield in the Amherst Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98444428/the-journal/ The Meriden Daily Journal Meriden, Connecticut November 13, 1890 2 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com November 22 2:30 p.m. w y Yale Hampden Park Springfield, MA rivalry 12–6 15,000–17,000 Crimson: Even Ladies, Who Blushed The Boston Globe November 23, 1890 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28721231/the_boston_globe/Coming of the Thousands The Boston Globe November 23, 1890 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51766019/harvard-yale/ Newspapers.comHarvard's Jubilee: Her Team Defeats Yale in the Great Football Game at Springfield New York Tribune November 23, 1890 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16350824/harvards_jubilee/ Newspapers.com Yale Whipped By Harvard https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98441212/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 23, 1890 8 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com Gallery of Harvard players References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Harvard Crimson football