1873 McGill Redmen football team

The 1873 McGill Redmen football team represented the McGill Redmen 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]

1873 McGill Redmen football
Conference	Independent
1873 record	0–1–1

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			–					2	–	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
NYU			–					0	–	1	–	0
Princeton Seminary			–					0	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					0	–	4	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
May 14, 1874	at Harvard	Cambridge, MA	L 0–3
May 15, 1874	at Harvard	Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA (First rugby football game in U.S.)	T 0–0

See also

• 1874 Harvard vs. McGill football game

References

1. "No Christian End!" (PDF). The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889. Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved 2010-01-26.