1895 Harvard Crimson football team explained

Year:1895
Team:Harvard Crimson
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:8–2–1
Head Coach:Robert Emmons
Hc Year:1st
Hc Games:October 21 to November 3
Head Coach2:Lorin F. Deland
Hc Games2:November 3 to November 23
Stadium:Soldiers' Field

The 1895 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1895 college football season. The Crimson finished with an 8–2–1 record. First-year head coach Robert Emmons led the team from October 21 to November 3.[1] Following the team's 12–4 loss to Princeton, assistant Lorin F. Deland took over as head coach.[2] He led the team to a 1–1–1 record in their last three games, including a 17–14 loss to Penn, the closest the undefeated Quakers came to defeat that year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Emmons to coach . The Boston Daily Globe . October 22, 1895.
  2. News: Bracing Harvard's Team . The New York Times . November 12, 1895.
  3. News: Featherweight . Coach Deland Resigns . The Boston Daily Globe . April 5, 1896.