1946 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1946 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1946 college football season. In its 10th season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 214 to 65.[1]

1946 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	7–2
Head coach	Dick Harlow (10th season)
Captain	Cleo A. O’Donnell
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1946 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Despite the end of World War II and return of its longtime coach from military service in 1945, Harvard continued to designate its football program "informal" that year. The 1946 season thus represented the return of "major" college football to Harvard for the first time since fall 1942.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 28	Connecticut		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 7–0
October 5	Tufts		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 49–0
October 12	Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 13–12
October 19	Coast Guard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 69–0
October 26	Holy Cross	No. 20	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 13–6
November 2	Rutgers	No. 17	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–13
November 9	Dartmouth		Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH	W 21–7
November 16	Brown		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 28–0
November 23	No. 15 Yale		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–27
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1946 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. Danzig, Allison (September 26, 1945). "Harvard Material Lacks Experience". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 18.