1895 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1895 Harvard Crimson football Harvard football team 1895.jpg 285 Independent 8–2–1 Robert Emmons 1st October 21 to November 3 Lorin F. Deland November 3 to November 23 Soldiers' Field The 1895 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1895 college football season. The Crimson finished with an 8–2–1 record. First-year head coach Robert Emmons led the team from October 21 to November 3.Emmons to coach The Boston Daily Globe October 22, 1895 Following the team's 12–4 loss to Princeton, assistant Lorin F. Deland took over as head coach.Bracing Harvard's Team The New York Times November 12, 1895 He led the team to a 1–1–1 record in their last three games, including a 17–14 loss to Penn, the closest the undefeated Quakers came to defeat that year.Featherweight Coach Deland Resigns The Boston Daily Globe April 5, 1896 Schedule y y y October 2 Dartmouth Soldiers' Field Boston, MA (rivalry) W 4–0 3,000 Harvard's Close Call https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98156835/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts September 29, 1895 1 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 5 3:30 p.m. Amherst Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 24–0 5,000 Getting In Shape.—Harvard's Eleven Working Hard on the Gridiron https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-post/200356680/ Boston Post Boston, Massachusetts October 5, 1895 3 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvard Cinch.—Amherst Was Not in it for a Minute https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200356561/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 6, 1895 2 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 9 Phillips Exeter Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 42–0 October 12 at Army The Plain West Point, NY W 4–0 October 16 4:00 p.m, Williams Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 32–0 1,000 Williams Plays Harvard https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-post/200372476/ Boston Post Boston, Massachusetts October 16, 1895 3 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvard's Brace.—Showed Up Strongly Against Williams Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-post/200372520/ Boston Post Boston, Massachusetts October 17, 1895 3 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvard's Improvement.—Defeats Williams in a Well-Played Game at Cambridge—Other Games of Interest https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript/200372776/ Boston Evening Transcript Boston, Massachusetts October 17, 1895 7 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 Brown Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 26–6 5,000 Brown Did It Again https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97289675/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 20, 1895 1 March 9, 2022 Newspapers.com Brown Did It (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97289728/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 20, 1895 2 March 9, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 Cornell Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 25–0 November 2 at Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 4–12 Princeton, 12; Harvard, 4 The New York Times November 3, 1895 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16518993/princeton_12_harvard_4/ Newspapers.com November 9 Michigan Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 4–0 6,000 November 16 Boston Athletic Association Soldiers' Field Boston, MA T 0–0 November 23 Penn Soldiers' Field Boston, MA (rivalry) L 14–17 U. of P. 17, Harvard 14: Fought to the Last; Although Surely Beaten, Harvard Played Pluckily On The Boston Globe November 24, 1895 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98617691/u-of-p-17-harvard-14-fought-to-the/ Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1890s in Boston