1877 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1877 Harvard Crimson football Harvard football team 1877.jpg 250 Independent 3–1 None Livingston Cushing Boston Baseball Grounds 1876–77 The 1877 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1877 college football season. They finished with a 3–1 record. The team captain was Livingston Cushing.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 On November 3, 1877, Harvard suffered its only loss to Princeton in a game played at St George's Cricket Club in Hoboken, New Jersey. The game was played under the "Amended Rugby" rules under which three touchdowns counted as a goal. Princeton scored one goal and one touchdown, and Harvard was held to one touchdown. The game was attended by 400 to 500 students in addition to "several hundred spectators, many of the number being of the fair sex, who came to the scene of battle in carriages."Princeton and Harvard Playing Football New York Herald November 4, 1877 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15318952/princeton_and_harvard_playing_football/ Newspapers.com Two days later, on Monday, November 5, Harvard defeated Columbia in a two-inning match played on the same St. George's Cricket Club grounds. Harvard won the game with six goals and four touchdowns. Columbia did not score.Harvard vs. Columbia New York Herald November 6, 1877 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15319423/harvard_vs_columbia/ Newspapers.com Schedule October 23 3:25 p.m. w Tufts Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA 3–0 500 General Notes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98454874/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 23, 1877 5 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com A Foot-Ball Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98454901/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 24, 1877 5 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 3:00 p.m. w 1877 McGill Redmen McGill Boston, MA 1–0 1,000 Harvard Again Wins https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98455622/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 1877 5 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com Football https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98456267/the-montreal-star/ Montreal Star Montreal, Quebec October 27, 1877 3 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com November 3 2:30 p.m. l y Princeton St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ rivalry 0–1 1,000 The Princeton Boys Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98455752/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York November 4, 1877 2 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com Princeton Boys Winning https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98455871/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 4, 1877 1 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 3:00 p.m. w y Columbia St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ 6–0 400–500 Harvard vs. Columbia New York Herald November 6, 1877 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15319423/harvard_vs_columbia/ Newspapers.com Foot Ball. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49845627/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, New York November 6, 1877 3 April 29, 2020 Newspapers.com Harvard's Great Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98456069/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 6, 1877 3 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football