[1][2] The team captain, for the second consecutive year, was Livingston Cushing.

[1] On November 9, Harvard opened its football season with a victory over Amherst at Boston's South End Grounds.

Harvard scored three goals and three touchdowns, holding Amherst scoreless.

[3] On November 16, Harvard lost to Princeton in a game played before approximately 1,000 spectators at the Boston Baseball Grounds.

"[4] One week later, on November 23, Harvard lost to Yale before 700 spectators at the Boston Baseball Grounds.