1897 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1897 Harvard Crimson football Independent 10–1–1 William Cameron Forbes 1st Norman Cabot Soldiers' Field The 1897 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1897 college football season. The Crimson finished with a 10–1–1 record and shut out 10 of 12 opponents under first-year head coach William Cameron Forbes, who later served as Governor-General of the Philippines (1908–13) and Ambassador of the United States to Japan (1930–32). The 1897 team won its first ten games by a combined 227–5 score. It then closed the season playing to a scoreless tie with Yale and losing by a 15–6 score against Penn.1897 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1897-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 Two Harvard players received consensus honors on the 1897 College Football All-America Team: center Allan Doucette and halfback Benjamin Dibblee. Other notable players on Harvard's 1897 team included end Norman Cabot and tackle Malcolm Donald. Schedule y y y October 2 3:00 p.m. Williams Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 20–0 2,000–3,000 Big Game—Harvard vs. Williams on Soldiers Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200467430/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 2, 1897 3 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvard 20, Williams 0.—Regular Football Season Opened on Soldier's Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200467688/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 3, 1897 1 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com Football.—No Scores Against Harvard, Princeton, Yale, or Pennsylvania https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald/200467598/ The Sun New York, New York October 3, 1897 8 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 1897 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 24–0 Harvard Wins Easily: Play Against Bowdoin Hardly Up to Expected Standard The Boston Globe October 7, 1897 9 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-daily-globe-oct-07-1897-p-21/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 9 Dartmouth (rivalry) Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 13–0 5,000 Harvard Wins Easily: Dartmouth Is Outgeneraled and Beaten By Score of 13 to 0 The Boston Globe October 10, 1897 1 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-10-1897-p-69/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 13 4:00 p.m. Amherst Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 38–0 3,000 With Amherst.—Harvard Will Play on Soldiers Field Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200460321/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 13, 1897 4 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvard Scores Well—Amherst Gets Near Crimson's Line Only Once in the Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200460569/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 14, 1897 9 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvard, 38; Amherst, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/200460652/ The New York Times New York, New York October 14, 1897 9 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 at Army The Plain West Point, NY W 10–0 2,000 Hot Work on the Gridiron: Harvard Defeats West Point 10-0 After a Stubborn Contest The Boston Globe October 17, 1897 1 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-17-1897-p-77/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 20 Newton Athletic Association Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 24–0 Surpasses Yale: Harvard Team Piles Up 24 Points Against Newton Boston Post October 21, 1897 3 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-post-oct-21-1897-p-3/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 23 Brown Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 18–0 8,000 Fierce Onslaughts: Brown's Line Was Unable to Withstand Harvard's Determined Rushes The Boston Globe October 24, 1897 1 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-24-1897-p-1/ NewspaperARCHIVE(attendance 8,000 at Soldiers Field)Harvard's Football Giants Keep Brown From Scoring: Crimson's Men Piled Up 18 Points, and Their Line Was Impenetrable Boston Post October 24, 1897 1, 3 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-post-oct-24-1897-p-1/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 26 Newtowne Athletic Club Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 22–0 1,500 Weak Showing: Harvard's Play Against Newtowne a Discouraging Exhibition; Final Score Was 22 to 0 Boston Post October 27, 1897 3 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-post-oct-28-1897-p-3/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 30 Cornell Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 24–5 6,000 Harvard Wins: Crimson Football Team Defeats Cornell's Brave Warriors, 24 to 5 Boston Post October 31, 1897 1, 3 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-post-oct-31-1897-p-1/ NewspaperARCHIVE November 3 Wesleyan Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 34–0 1,200–3,000 Harvard Plays Well.—Some Encouragement From the Game With Wesleyan Which Ends 34-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/177575045/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 4, 1897 1, 3 July 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Easy Work For Harvard—Wesleyan Eleven Defeated 34 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/177575269/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut November 4, 1897 1 July 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Easy Victory: Harvard Eleven Defeats Wesleyan 34 to 0 Boston Post October 4, 1897 3 NewspaperARCHIVE(1,200 attendance) November 13 Yale (rivalry) Soldiers' Field Boston, MA T 0–0 25,000 Harvard and Yale Tie: Neither Side Able to Score a Point During 70 Minutes of Fierce Play The Boston Globe Langdon Smith November 14, 1897 1 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-14-1897-p-1/ NewspaperARCHIVE November 20 at Penn (rivalry) Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 6–15 25,000 Pennsylvania Lowered Fair Harvard's Colors: In a Pretty Contest Witnessed by a Crowd of Twenty-Five Thousand People The Times (Philadelphia) November 21, 1897 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16451820/pennsylvania_lowered_fair_harvards/ Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1890s in Boston