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1892 Harvard Crimson football
File:Harvard Crimson logo.svg
Conference Independent
1892 record 10–1
Head coach George A. Stewart &
George C. Adams (3rd year)
Captain Bernard Trafford
Home stadium Jarvis Field
Seasons
« 1891 1893 »

Template:1892 college football records The 1892 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1892 college football season. The Crimson finished with a 10–1 record. The team won its first 10 games by a combined score of 365 to 36, but lost its final game against Yale by a 6–0 score.[1][2]

Five Harvard players were selected as consensus All-Americans: end Frank Hallowell, tackle Marshall Newell, guart Bert Waters, center William H. Lewis, and fullback Charley Brewer.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 Dartmouth
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA (rivalry)
W 48–0 [3]
October 5 Exeter Cambridge, MAW 62–0 [4]
October 8 Amherst
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 26–0 [5]
October 15 Williams
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 55–0 [6]
October 22 Boston Athletic Association
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 40–0almost 3,000[7]
October 26 Chicago Athletic Club
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 32–0 [8]
October 29 Amherst
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 32–10 [9]
November 2 MIT
  • Jarvis Field
  • Cambridge, MA
W 34–0 [10]
November 5 Cornell
  • Hampden Park
  • Springfield, MA
W 20–14 [11]
November 8 Boston Athletic Association Cambridge, MAW 16–12 [12]
November 19at Yale
  • Hampden Park
  • Springfield, MA (rivalry)
L 0–620,000[13]

References[]

  1. "1892 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1892-schedule.html. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. "Harvard Won: First Game of the Season at Cambridge". The Boston Globe: p. 2. October 2, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-02-1892-p-2/.
  4. "Exeter Outclassed: Harvard's Eleven Won by a Score of 62 to 0". The Boston Globe: p. 3. October 6, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-post-oct-06-1892-p-3/.
  5. "No Easy Task: Harvard's Victory Won by Hard Work; Amherst Makes a Good Showing on Jarvis Field". The Boston Globe: p. 1. October 9, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-09-1892-p-1/.
  6. "Full of Life: First Half of Harvard-Williams Game". The Boston Globe: p. 4. October 16, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-16-1892-p-4/.
  7. "B.A.A. Beaten: Harvard Scores 40 Points in 45 Minutes". The Boston Globe: p. 4. October 23, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-23-1892-p-4/.
  8. "Rah! Harvard: Crimson Beats Chicago Athletes Badly". The Boston Globe: p. 3. October 27, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-post-oct-27-1892-p-3/.
  9. "Amhest Scores: Harvard's Opponents Make Two Touchdowns". The Boston Globe: p. 4. October 30, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-30-1892-p-4/.
  10. "In the Mud: Harvard and M.I.T. Meet on Jarvis Field". The Boston Globe: p. 3. November 3, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-daily-globe-nov-03-1892-p-3/.
  11. "Many Surprises: Harvard Defeats Cornell by Only Six Points; Ithacans Score Three Times on Hampden Park". The Boston Globe: p. 4. November 6, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-06-1892-p-4/.
  12. "Harvard, 16; B.A.A., 12: The Game Was as Humiliating as a Defeat Would Have Been -- Crimson Growing Worse Daily". Boston Post: p. 7. November 9, 1882. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-post-nov-09-1892-p-7/.
  13. "Proud Blue: It Waves Triumphant Over the Crimson; Yale Beats Harvard by Score of 6-0". The Boston Globe: p. 1. November 20, 1892. https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-20-1892-p-1/.
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