1887 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1887 Harvard Crimson football Independent 10–1 None Jarvis Field The 1887 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1887 college football season. They finished with a 10–1 record. In the first 10 games of the season, the Crimson outscored opponents 652 to 6.1887 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1887-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 The sole loss came in the final game, on November 24, a 17–8 loss to Yale at the Polo Grounds.Yale Outplays Harvard The New York Times November 25, 1887 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324640/yale_outplays_harvard/ Newspapers.com Schedule October 5 3:15 p.m. y Tufts Medford, MA w 86–0 Foot Ball At Tufts https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199451165/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 6, 1887 3 June 12, 2026 Newspapers.com Foot Ball https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item/199451422/ Daily Evening Item Lynn, Massachusetts October 6, 1887 4 June 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 y Phillips Exeter Exeter, NH w 68–0 Exeters Whitewashed.—Harvard's Foot Ball Team Victorious https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200030398/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 13, 1887 5 June 21, 2026 Newspapers.com October 15 3:20 p.m. Boston Tech Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA w 60–0 600 Without A Point.—Harvard's Foot Ball Team Defeats Techs, Making 60 Points https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200028810/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 16, 1887 6 June 21, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 Williams Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA w 52–6 Harvard Defeats Williams https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200026785/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 20, 1887 4 June 21, 2026 Newspapers.com October 22 Amherst Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA w 98–0 Ninety-Eight To Nothing.—The Amherst Eleven Fails to Score Against Harvard https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200034339/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 23, 1887 2 June 21, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 Tufts Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA w 60–0 Tufts Vanquished—Harvard Easily Does Up Her Opponent by a Score of 60 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/199452151/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 1887 8 June 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 29 Phillips Exeter Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA w 54–0 November 5 1887 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA w 110–0 Harvard Vs. Wesleyan The Sun November 6, 1887 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324733/harvard_vs_wesleyan/ Newspapers.com November 12 Princeton Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA rivalry w 12–0 5,000 Harvard Winning At Football New York Daily Tribune November 13, 1887 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324678/harvard_winning_at_football/ Newspapers.com November 19 Penn Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA rivalry w 42–0 500 Foot-Ball At Cambridge The Times (Philadelphia) November 20, 1887 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324713/football_at_cambridge/ Newspapers.com November 24 2:00 p.m. y Yale Polo Grounds New York, NY rivalry l 8–17 15,000 Second team schedule October 12 4:20 p.m. l y y Boston Tech Union Grounds Boston, MA 10–12 Harvards Defeat the "Tech" Boys https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item/200030280/ The Daily Item Lynn, Massachusetts October 13, 1887 4 June 21, 2026 Newspapers.com Harvards, 12; Techs 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200030122/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 13, 1887 3 June 21, 2026 Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football