1879 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1879 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1879 college football season. They finished with a 2–1–2 record.^[1][2] The team captain was Robert Bacon.^[2]

1879 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1–2
Head coach	None
Captain	Robert Bacon
Home stadium	Boston Baseball Grounds
Seasons ← 1878 1880 →

1879 college football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					4	–	0	–	1
Yale			–					3	–	0	–	2
Massachusetts			–					1	–	0	–	0
Michigan			–					1	–	0	–	1
Haverford			–					1	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					2	–	1	–	2
Penn			–					2	–	2	–	0
Amherst			–					1	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					0	–	0	–	1
McGill			–					0	–	0	–	1
Toronto			–					0	–	0	–	1
Stevens			–					1	–	2	–	5
Rutgers			–					1	–	2	–	3
Pennsylvania Military			–					0	–	1	–	1
NYU			–					0	–	2	–	1
Racine			–					0	–	1	–	0
Swarthmore			–					0	–	1	–	0
Columbia			–					0	–	3	–	2

On November 8, Harvard and Yale played to a scoreless tie before a crowd of between 1,500 and 2,000 spectators at Hamilton Park in New Haven. Yale captain Walter Camp drop-kicked the ball through the uprights, but the goal was disallowed when the referee ruled the ball had touched a Harvard player.

On November 15, Harvard lost to Princeton before a crowd of 3,000 persons at St. George's Cricket Ground in Hoboken. Princeton scored one goal, and Harvard scored none.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 25	3:15 p.m.	Britannia Football Club	Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA	W 2–0	600	[4][5]
November 1	3:20 p.m.	at Britannia Football Club	Cricket grounds Montreal, QC	W 1–0		[6][7]
November 3		at McGill	Montreal, QC	T 0–0		[8]
November 8		at Yale	Hamilton Park New Haven, CT (rivalry)	T 0–0	1,500–2,000	[9]
November 15	3:10 p.m.	vs. Princeton	St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–1	3,000	[10]