1878 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1878 Harvard Crimson football Harvard Football Team, 1878.jpg 250 Independent 1–2 None Livingston Cushing Boston Baseball Grounds The 1878 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1878 college football season. They finished with a 1–2 record.http://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 1878 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1878-schedule.html The team captain, for the second consecutive year, was Livingston Cushing. On November 9, Harvard opened its football season with a victory over Amherst at Boston's South End Grounds. Harvard scored three goals and three touchdowns, holding Amherst scoreless.Football -- Harvard vs. Amherst Boston Post November 11, 1878 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15319791/foot_ball_havard_vs_amherst/ Newspapers.com On November 16, Harvard lost to Princeton in a game played before approximately 1,000 spectators at the Boston Baseball Grounds. The New York Herald called it "a magnificent contest."Football: Teams of Harvard and Princeton Colleges Play at Cambridge New York Herald November 17, 1878 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15319640/football_teams_of_harvard_and/ Newspapers.com One week later, on November 23, Harvard lost to Yale before 700 spectators at the Boston Baseball Grounds. Yale won with a kick for goal.Harvard Beaten at Foot-Ball The New York Times November 24, 1878 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15319692/harvard_beaten_at_football/ Newspapers.com Schedule November 9 w Amherst Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA 3–0 Foot-ball—Harvard And Amherst At The Boston Grounds—Harvard Wins https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98525681/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 10, 1878 8 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 2:30 p.m. l Princeton Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA rivalry 0–1 1,000 The Princeton-Harvard Football Match https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98526499/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 16, 1878 1 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com Fall Sports.—Princeton Defeats Harvard at Foot-Ball https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98526790/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 17, 1878 8 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 23 l Yale Boston Baseball Grounds Boston MA rivalry 0–1 700 Football—Yale And Harvard Teams—Play For The College Championship—An Exciting Game—Yale The Winner https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98524889/new-york-daily-herald/ New York Herald New York, New York November 24, 1878 10 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com A Match of Ball Between the Colleges https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98524679/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Daily Constitution Atlanta, Georgia November 24, 1878 1 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:19th century in Boston