1873 McGill Redmen football team
{{short description|Canadian college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1873
| team = McGill Redmen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 0–1–1
| head_coach =
| captain =
| stadium =
| prev_year= none
}}
{{1873 college football records}}
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.{{cite web | title = No Christian End! | work = The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889 | publisher = Professional Football Researchers Association | url = http://www.profootballresearchers.com/articles/No_Christian_End.pdf | accessdate = 2010-01-26}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = May 14, 1874
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| score = 0–3
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = May 15, 1874
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| gamename = first rugby football game in U.S.
| site_stadium = Jarvis Field
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| score = 0–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Foot Ball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98478411/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=May 16, 1874 |page=8 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{McGill Redmen football navbox}}
Category:McGill Redbirds football seasons
Category:College football winless seasons
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