1890 Harvard Crimson football team

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The 1890 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 1890 college football season. The team finished with an 11–0 record, shut out nine of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 555 to 12.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record11–0
Headcoach
CaptainArthur Cumnock
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1890 Harvard Crimson football
National champion (multiple selectors)
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–0
Head coach
CaptainArthur Cumnock
Home stadiumJarvis Field
Seasons
← 1889
1891 â†’
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1890 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard â€“ 11–0–0
Yale â€“ 13–1–0
Princeton â€“ 11–1–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 8–2–0
Navy â€“ 5–1–1
Penn â€“ 11–3–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 2–1–0
Cornell â€“ 7–4–0
Lehigh â€“ 7–4–0
Syracuse â€“ 7–4–0
Springfield YMCA â€“ 5–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 5–5–1
Penn State â€“ 2–2–0
Western Univ. Penn â€“ 2–2–0
Colgate â€“ 1–1–0
Wesleyan â€“ 5–6–0
Tufts â€“ 2–3–0
NYU â€“ 2–4–0
Lafayette â€“ 2–5–1
Fordham â€“ 1–3–1
Brown â€“ 2–5–0
Bucknell â€“ 1–4–1
Massachusetts â€“ 1–4–0
Columbia â€“ 1–6–1
Army â€“ 0–1–0
Geneva â€“ 0–1–0
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The team also won Harvard's first national championship, receiving retroactive recognition as national champion from the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.[2] On November 22, Harvard defeated Walter Camp's previously-unbeaten Yale Bulldogs to secure the championship; it was Harvard's first football victory over Yale since 1875.[3] Harvard did not play Princeton (11–1–1) during the 1890 season.

Five Harvard players were selected by Caspar Whitney to the 1890 All-America college football team: quarterback Dudley Dean; halfback John J. Corbett; end Frank Hallowell; center John Cranston; and tackle Marshall Newell.[4] Other players included end and team captain Arthur Cumnock, halfback James P. Lee, Herb Alward, Hiland Orlando Stickney, Bernard Trafford, and tackle Joshua Damon Upton. George A. Stewart and George C. Adams were the team's coaches.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Phillips Exeter
W 41–0[5]
October 4Dartmouth
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA (rivalry)
W 45–0[6]
October 11Amherst
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 74–6[7]
October 18Williams
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 38–0[8]
October 22Dartmouth
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 64–0[9]
October 25Bowdoin
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 54–0[10]
October 29Wesleyan
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 55–0[11]
November 1Cornell
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 77–0[12]
November 4Orange Athletic Club
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 33–0[13]
November 12vs. Amherst
W 64–0500[14][15]
November 222:30 p.m.vs. Yale
W 12–615,000–17,000[3][16][17][18]
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Gallery of Harvard players

  • James P. Lee
    James P. Lee
  • John Corbett
    John Corbett
  • Arthur Cumnock
    Arthur Cumnock
  • Dudley Dean
    Dudley Dean
  • Marshall Newell
    Marshall Newell

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