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American college football season
The 1896 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1896 college football season . The Crimson finished with a 7–4 record under first-year head coach Bert Waters . The team won its first six games, but lost four of the final five games, including losses to rivals Princeton and Penn .[1] [2]
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Date Opponent Site Result September 26 Williams W 6–0October 3 Trinity (CT) Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 34–0October 7 Newton A.C. Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 18–0October 10 Wesleyan Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 28–0October 17 Brown Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 12–0October 24 at Cornell W 13–4October 28 vs. Harvard alumni L 5–8October 31 Carlisle Soldiers' Field Boston, MA W 4–0November 7 Princeton Soldiers' Field Boston, MA (rivalry ) L 0–12November 14 Boston Athletic Association Soldiers' Field Boston, MA L 6–8November 21 at Penn L 6–8
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