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
Conference	Independent
1952 record	5–4
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (3rd season)
Captain	John D. Nichols Jr.
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1952 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 21–41	35,000	[7]
November 15	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–28	12,000	[8]
November 22	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 14–41	38,114	[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. "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.