Wesleyan (CT) at Harvard
Saturday, September 29, 1900 Share
Harvard beat Wesleyan (CT) 24–0. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 14–1.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 46°F
In the newspapers

The times, Washington [D.C.], September 30, 1900, page 1
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FOOTBALL AT CAMBRIDGE. Harvard Defents Wesleyan by Score of ~ to o. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 29.-In its lrst game of the season. on Soldiers Field. Harvard was able to score but four times against Wesleyan. No goals were missed and the score was “a TO 0. The results of Harvard’s discouraging practice this week were evident in the playing today. Back of the line there was no team work and in the line no organization OF effort. Punting was attempted only at the close of the game. The running Of backs was uni formly high. and interference was not only slow, but often IL failed to form altogether. Tackling on the Harvard was weak and in pffectual

The Seattle post-intelligencer, Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.], September 30, 1900, page 10
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FIRST OF THE SEASON. Harvard Defeats wesleyan Eleven mt Football. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Sept 2e.-The first football, game of the season was played between the Harvard varsity team and the wesleyan eleven, the score being “a to In favor of Harvard
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Harvard 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wesleyan (CT)–Harvard gameHarvard leads 17–1 in 18 meetings, counting the three since this game.
Around this game
Wesleyan (CT)
- Next gameat ColumbiaOct. 6, 1900
- SeasonWesleyan (CT) in 1900
- ProgramWesleyan (CT) history and records
Harvard
- Next gamevs. WilliamsOct. 3, 1900
- SeasonHarvard in 1900
- ProgramHarvard history and records
