1875–76 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1875–76 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1875 college football season. The team finished with a 4–0 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by the National Championship Foundation and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] The team captain was William A. Whiting.[2]

1875 Harvard Crimson football
National champion (NCF)
Co-national champion (Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
1875 record4–0
Head coachNone
CaptainWilliam A. Whiting
1875 college football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard      4 0 0
Princeton      2 0 0
Columbia      4 1 1
Rutgers      1 1 1
Yale      2 2 0
Stevens      3 3 0
Tufts      0 1 0
NYU      0 1 0
Wesleyan      0 1 0
Canada All-Stars      0 2 0
CCNY      0 3 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 23at Canada All-StarsMontreal, QCW 1–0
October 27at TuftsMedford, MAW 1–0
November 13at YaleW 4–0
May 8, 1876Canada All-StarsCambridge, MAW 1–0

References

  1. "National Poll Champions" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 110. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. "Harvard Football Yearly Results". Harvard University. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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