The 1891 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1891 college football season . The Crimson finished with a 13–1 record. The team won its first 13 games by a combined score of 588–16, but lost its final game against Yale by a 10–0 score.[1] [2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 3 Dartmouth Cambridge, MA (rivalry ) W 16–0 [3] October 7 Exeter Cambridge, MA W 17–0 [4] October 10 Amherst Cambridge, MA W 18–0 [5] October 14 MIT Cambridge, MA W 26–0 [6] October 17 Williams Cambridge, MA W 26–0 [7] October 21 at Andover Andover, MA W 76–0 [8] October 24 Amherst Cambridge, MA W 39–0 [9] October 28 Bowdoin Cambridge, MA W 79–0 [10] October 31 Springfield YMCA Cambridge, MA W 34–0 [11] November 3 Wesleyan Cambridge, MA W 124–0 [12] November 7 Springfeld YMCA Cambridge, MA W 44–4
November 11 at Trinity Hartford, CT W 38–0 [13] November 14 Boston Athletic Association Cambridge, MA W 51–12 [14] November 21 vs. Yale L 0–10 [15]
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↑ "1891 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1891-schedule.html . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .↑ "Harvard Football Yearly Records" . GoCrimson.com . Harvard University. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results . Retrieved August 13, 2014 .↑ "Harvard Beats Dartmouth" . The Sun : p. 5. October 4, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15345251/harvard_beats_dartmouth/ .↑ "Harvard Defeats Exeter" . The New York Times : p. 2. October 8, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15352029/harvard_defeats_exeter/ .↑ "Harvard Defeats Amherst" . The New York Times : p. 2. October 11, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15345299/harvard_defeats_amherst/ .↑ "Harvard's Biggest Score This Season" . The Sun : p. 4. October 15, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15352068/harvards_biggest_score_this_season/ .↑ "Harvard Is Piqued" . The Inter Ocean : p. 3. October 18, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15345206/harvard_is_piqued/ .↑ "Harvard Defeats Andover" . Chicago Tribune : p. 6. October 22, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15351999/harvard_defeats_andover/ .↑ "Harvard's Stock Rises" . The New York Times : p. 2. October 25, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15345145/harvard_stock_rises/ .↑ "Bowdoin Easily Beaten" . The New York Times : p. 3. October 29, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15345089/bowdoin_easily_beaten/ .↑ "Harvard Defeats Stagg's Team" . New York Tribune : p. 4. November 1, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15345043/harvard_defeats_staggs_team/ .↑ "The Wesleyan Hospital: Its Inmates Matched Against Harvard With Disastrous Results" . Chicago Tribune : p. 10. November 4, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15344983/the_wesleyan_hospital/ .↑ "Harvard scores 38 Points Against Trinity" . The Sun : p. 4. November 12, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15344798/harvard_scores_38_points_against_trinity/ .↑ "A Hard Fought Game: Harvard Defeats The Boston Athletic Association Eleven" . The New York Times : p. 3. November 15, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15344742/a_hardfought_game/ .↑ "Yale 10, Harvard 0: And The Great Match Is Over" . The Evening World : p. 1. November 21, 1891. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15344666/yale_10_harvard_0/ .
