1878 Harvard Crimson football team

1878 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–2
Head coach	None
Captain	Livingston Cushing
Home stadium	Boston Baseball Grounds
Seasons ←  1877 1879  →

1878 college football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					6	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					0	–	0	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	1	–	0
Stevens			–					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, Harvard opened its football season with a victory over Amherst at Boston's South End Grounds. Harvard scored three goals and three touchdowns, holding 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 with a kick for goal. ^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
November 9		Amherst	Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA	W 3–0		[6]
November 16	2:30 p.m.	Princeton	Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–1	1,000	[7] [8]
November 23		Yale	Boston Baseball Grounds Boston MA (rivalry)	L 0–1	700	[9] [10]

References

1. "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. 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.
6. "Foot-ball—Harvard And Amherst At The Boston Grounds—Harvard Wins". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 10, 1878. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
7. "The Princeton-Harvard Football Match". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 16, 1878. p. 1. Retrieved March 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Fall Sports.—Princeton Defeats Harvard at Foot-Ball". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 17, 1878. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
9. "Football—Yale And Harvard Teams—Play For The College Championship—An Exciting Game—Yale The Winner". New York Herald . New York, New York. November 24, 1878. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
10. "A Match of Ball Between the Colleges". The Daily Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. November 24, 1878. p. 1. Retrieved March 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com .