| Year: | 1879 |
| Team: | Harvard Crimson |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 2–1–2 |
| Head Coach: | None |
| Captain: | Robert Bacon |
| Stadium: | Boston Baseball Grounds |
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]
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]