1950 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1950 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1950 college football season. In their first year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored 248 to 74. Philip L. Isenberg was the team captain.[1]

1950 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
1950 record	1–7
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (1st season)
Captain	Philip L. Isenberg
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1950 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
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
October 7	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–28	15,000	[2]
October 14	No. 17 Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–28	16,000	[3]
October 21	No. 1 Army	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–49	26,000	[4]
October 28	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–27	28,000	[5]
November 4	Holy Cross	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–26	11,000	[6]
November 11	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 26–63	25,000	[7]
November 18	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 14–13	11,000	[8]
November 25	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 6–14	40,000	[9]
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. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 8, 1950). "Columbia Checks Harvard, 28 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Effrat, Louis (October 15, 1950). "Cornell Defeats Harvard, 28 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Effrat, Louis (October 22, 1950). "Army Overcomes Harvard, 49 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Strauss, Michael (October 29, 1950). "Dartmouth Checks Harvard, 27 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Holy Cross Capitalizes on Harvard Mistakes to Gain Victory at Cambridge". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 5, 1950. p. S3.
7. Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1950). "Princeton Routs Harvard, 63-26; Tiger Sets Record". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. "Harvard Rallies to Whip Brown, Snap 9-Game Losing Streak, 14-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1950. p. S1.
9. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 26, 1950). "Yale Downs Harvard; Elis in Front, 14-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.