1876–77 Harvard Crimson football team

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1876 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
1876 record3–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainNathaniel Curtis
Seasons
← 1875
1877 →
1876 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     3 0 0
Rutgers     1 0 0
Harvard     3 1 0
Princeton     3 2 0
Stevens     2 2 ��� 0
CCNY     1 1 0
Penn     1 2 0
Columbia     1 3 0
Canada All-Stars     0 1 0
    0 1 0
Northwestern     0 1 0
Philadelphia All-Stars     0 1 0
NYU     0 2 0

The 1876–77 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1876 college football season. They finished with a 3–1 record.[1] The team captain was Nathaniel Curtis.[2]

On November 18, 1876, the second Harvard–Yale football rivalry game was played before a crowd of approximately 2,000 people at Hamilton Park in New Haven, Connecticut. Walter Camp played for Yale, which won the game 1–0.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 28at Canada All-StarsMontreal, QCW 2–0
October 30at McGillMontreal, QCW 1–0
November 18at YaleL 0–12,000
April 28, 1877PrincetonCambridge, MA (rivalry)W 1–0

References[]

  1. ^ "1876 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Game Between The Harvard and Yale Clubs At Hamilton Park - Yale Wins". New York Herald. November 19, 1876. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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