1873–74 Harvard Crimson football team

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1873 Harvard Crimson football
Harvard varsity football team, photograph, 1874.jpg
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0–1
Head coach
  • None
Captain Henry R. Grant
Home stadium Jarvis Field
Seasons
1874  
1873 college football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Princeton   100
Harvard   101
Washington and Lee   400
Stevens   310
Yale   210
Columbia   210
Rutgers   120
McGill   011
Eton   010
CCNY   010
New Jersey AC  010
NYU   010
Princeton Seminary  010
VMI   010

The 1873–74 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1873 college football season. The team played only two intercollegiate games, both against the team from McGill University in Cambridge, with one game ending in a Harvard victory and the other ending in a scoreless tie. [1] The first game was played under Harvard's rules, while the second game played using McGill's rules on May 15, 1874, was the first rugby-style football game played in the United States. [2] [3] The team captain was Henry R. Grant. [4]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
May 14, 1874 McGill Cambridge, MA W 3–0
May 15, 1874McGillT 0–0 [5]

See also

References

  1. "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. "No Christian End!" (PDF). The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889. Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  3. "Foot Ball". Boston Post. May 16, 1874 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Thirty-nine Years Of Football". Harvard Crimson. November 22, 1913. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  5. "Foot Ball". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. May 16, 1874. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .