1887 Harvard Crimson football team

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The 1887 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1887 college football season. They finished with a 10–1 record. In the first 10 games of the season, the Crimson outscored opponents 652 to 6.[1][2] The sole loss came in the final game on November 24, 1887, a 17-8 loss against Yale in New York, New York.[3]

ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Headcoach
  • None
HomestadiumJarvis Field
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1887 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumJarvis Field
Seasons
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1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 9–0–0
Penn State â€“ 2–0–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–0
Princeton â€“ 7–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–3–0
Williams â€“ 3–3–0
Penn â€“ 6–7–0
Wesleyan â€“ 4–5–0
Tufts â€“ 4–6–0
Massachusetts â€“ 2–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–6–0
Bucknell â€“ 0–2–0
Cornell â€“ 0–2–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 0–2–0
Vermont â€“ 0–2–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Tufts Medford, MAW 86–0
October 12at Phillips Exeter Exeter, NHW 68–0
October 15 MITW 62–0
October 19 Williams
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 52–6
October 22 Amherst
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 98–0
October 26 Tufts
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 68–0
October 29 Phillips Exeter
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 54–0
November 5 Wesleyan
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 110–0[4]
November 12 Princeton
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA (rivalry)
W 12–0[5]
November 19 Penn
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA (rivalry)
W 42–0[6]
November 242:00 p.m.vs. Yale L 8–1715,000[3]
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