1942 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1942 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored 123-52 by opponents.[1]

1942 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
1942 record	2–6–1
Head coach	Dick Harlow (8th season)
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1942 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	3
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	5	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Manhattan			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	North Carolina Pre-Flight	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–13	12,000	[2]
October 3	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–19	20,000	[3]
October 10	William & Mary	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 7–7	10,000	[4]
October 17	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 2–14	26,000	[5]
October 24	No. 11 Army	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–14	35,000	[6]
October 31	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 19–14	20,000	[7]
November 7	at No. 11 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–35	25,534	[8]
November 14	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 7–0	9,000	[9]
November 21	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 3–7	24,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Danzig, Allison (September 27, 1942). "Navy Cadets Beat Harvard; Crimson Bows, 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Kelley, Robert F. (October 4, 1942). "Penn Eleven Beats Harvard by 19 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Harvard's Rally Ties W. and M., 7-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1942. p. S2.
5. Kelley, Robert F. (October 18, 1942). "Harvard Set Back by Dartmouth, 41-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Childs, Kingsley (October 25, 1942). "Army Trips Harvard, 14-0, with Strong Ground Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Kelley, Robert F. (November 1, 1942). "Crimson Sets Back Tigers on 50-Yard Pass at Close". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. "Michigan Downs Harvard, 35 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 8, 1942. p. S1.
9. "Harvard Upsets Brown Squad, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 15, 1942. p. S3.
10. Kelley, Robert F. (November 22, 1942). "Yale Beats Harvard, 7-3; Hoopes Goes Over". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.