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1875–76 Harvard Crimson football team

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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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–0
Headcoach
  • None
Quick facts Harvard Crimson football, National champion (NCF)Co-national champion (Davis) ...
1875 Harvard Crimson football
Tufts vs. Harvard at College Hill, October 1875
National champion (NCF)
Co-national champion (Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam A. Whiting
Seasons
 1874
1876 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1875 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard  400
Princeton  200
Columbia  411
Rutgers  111
Yale  220
Stevens  330
Tufts  010
NYU  010
Wesleyan  010
Bates  010
Canada All-Stars  020
CCNY  030
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23at Canada All-StarsMontreal, QCW 1–0
October 27at TuftsMedford, MAW 1–0
November 13at YaleW 4–0[3][4]
May 8, 1876Canada All-StarsW 1–0
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caption= News about the Harvard v Yale game played under the "concessionary rules". It is considered the first rugby-style game between US-based colleges

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