1878 Harvard Crimson football team

1878 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Independent
1878 record 1–2
Head coach No coach
Captain Livingston Cushing
1878 college football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton      6 0 0
Yale      4 1 1
Columbia      0 0 1
Stevens Tech      1 1 2
Harvard      1 2 0
Penn      1 2 1
Rutgers      1 2 1
Amherst      1 3 0
Brown      0 1 0
Swarthmore      0 1 0

The 1878 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1878 college football season. They finished with a 1–2 record.[1][2] The team captain, for the second consecutive year, was Livingston Cushing.[1]

On November 9, 1878, Harvard opened its football season with a victory over Amherst at Boston's South End Grounds. Harvard scored three goals and three touchdowns and held Amherst scoreless.[3]

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."[4]

One week later, on November 23, Harvard lost to Yale before 700 spectators at the Boston Baseball Grounds. Yale won on a kick for goal.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
November 9 at Amherst Amherst, MA W 3–0  
November 16 Princeton Boston, MA (rivalry) L 0–1  
November 23 Yale South End Grounds • Boston (rivalry) L 0–1  

References

  1. 1 2 "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. "1878 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. "Football -- Harvard vs. Amherst". Boston Post. November 11, 1878. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Football: Teams of Harvard and Princeton Colleges Play at Cambridge". New York Herald. November 17, 1878. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Harvard Beaten at Foot-Ball". The New York Times. November 24, 1878. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
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