1889 Harvard Crimson football team

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Conference Independent Head coach No coach		1889 record 9–2 Captain Arthur Cumnock

The 1889 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1889 college football season. The Crimson finished with a 9–2 record. The team won its first ten games by a combined score of 404-6, but lost its last two games against Princeton and Yale, giving up 41 points against Princeton.

Schedule

10/2 Exeter W, 28-0

10/5 Stevens W, 28-4

10/12 Dartmouth W, 38-0

10/16 MIT W, 62-0

10/19 Williams W, 41-0

10/23 Andover W, 41-0

10/26 Wesleyan W, 64-0

11/2 Penn W, 35-0

11/9 vs. Wesleyan W, 67-2

11/16 Princeton L, 15-41

11/23 at Yale L, 0-6

References

1889 Harvard Crimson football team Wikipedia

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