| Year: | 1888 |
| Team: | Harvard Crimson |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 12–1 |
| Head Coach: | None |
| Stadium: | Jarvis Field, Holmes Field |
The 1888 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1888 college football season. They finished with a 12–1 record. The team outscored its opponents 626–32, including a 102–0 victory over Amherst on November 3. The Crimson suffered its sole loss, to Princeton, losing by an 18–6 score on November 17. Two days later, Harvard defeated the Penn by a 50–0 score.[1] [2]