1952 Harvard Crimson football team

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]

1952 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
1952 record5–4
Head coachLloyd Jordan (3rd season)
CaptainJohn D. Nichols Jr.
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
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

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Springfield (MA)
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 27–7 9,000 [2]
October 4 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–16 14,000 [3]
October 11 Washington (MO)
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 42–0 [1]
October 18 Colgate
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 21–20 14,000 [4]
October 25 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 26–19 31,000 [5]
November 1 Davidson
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 35–26 6,500 [6]
November 8 at No. 19 Princeton
L 21–41 35,000 [7]
November 15 at Brown
L 21–28 12,000 [8]
November 22 Yale
L 14–41 38,114 [9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 Topples Colgate, 21 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 19, 1952. p. S1.
  5. Strauss, Michael (October 26, 1952). "Crimson Triumphs, 26-19, over Indians in 56th Duel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. "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.
  7. Danzig, Allison (November 9, 1952). "Princeton Tops Harvard, 41-21; Tiger Backs Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. "Brown's Football Squad Registers First Triumph over Harvard Since 1949". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 16, 1952. p. S2.
  9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1952). "Yale Tops Harvard, 41-14; Molloy Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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