1952 Harvard Crimson football team

1952 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainJohn D. Nichols Jr.
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rochester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 19 Princeton   –   8 – 1 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 1
No. 14 Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 0
Harvard   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn   –   4 – 3 – 2
Army   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 7 – 0
Cornell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 7 – 1
Buffalo   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1952 college football season. In their third year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 214 to 198. John D. Nichols Jr. was the team captain.[1]

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Springfield
W 27–7 9,000 [2]
October 4 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–16 14,000 [3]
October 11 2:00 p.m. Washington University
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 42–0 7,000 [4][5]
October 18 Colgate
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 21–20 14,000 [6]
October 25 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 26–19 31,000 [7]
November 1 Davidson
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 35–26 6,500 [8]
November 8 at No. 19 Princeton
L 21–41 35,000 [9]
November 15 at Brown
L 21–28 12,000 [10]
November 22 Yale
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 14–41 38,114 [11]

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Harvard Opens 79th Football Campaign by Rallying to Vanquish Springfield". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 28, 1952. p. S5.
  3. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 5, 1952). "Columbia Beats Harvard; Lions Score, 16 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Harvard Favored by 2 Touchdowns Over Washington U. Eleven Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 1, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved July 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Herman, Jack (October 12, 1952). "Bears Routed by Harvard, 42-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Mo. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Harvard Topples Colgate, 21 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 19, 1952. p. S1.
  7. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 26, 1952). "Crimson Triumphs, 26-19, over Indians in 56th Duel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ "Harvard Triumphs over Davidson by 35-26 with Last-Half Surge". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. November 2, 1952. p. S4.
  9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 9, 1952). "Princeton Tops Harvard, 41-21; Tiger Backs Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "Brown's Football Squad Registers First Triumph over Harvard Since 1949". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 16, 1952. p. S2.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1952). "Yale Tops Harvard, 41-14; Molloy Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.