1873 McGill Redmen football team

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1873 McGill Redmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1–1
Seasons
1874 →
1873 college football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Princeton     1 0 0
Harvard     1 0 1
Washington and Lee     4 0 0
Stevens     3 1 0
Yale     2 1 0
Columbia     2 1 0
Rutgers     1 2 0
McGill     0 1 1
Eton     0 1 0
CCNY     0 1 0
New Jersey AC     0 1 0
NYU     0 1 0
Princeton Seminary     0 1 0
VMI     0 1 0

The 1873 McGill Redmen football team represented the McGill University during the 1873 college football season. The season featured the Harvard vs. McGill game played May 15, 1874, the first rugby-style football game played in the United States.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
May 14, 1874at HarvardCambridge, MAL 0–3
May 15, 1874at HarvardT 0–0[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "No Christian End!" (PDF). The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889. Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "Foot Ball". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 16, 1874. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.