1958 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1958 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 4–5 3–4 John Yovicsin 2nd Robert T. Shaunessy Harvard Stadium The 1958 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season. In their second year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents 149 to 99. Robert T. Shaunessy was the team captain.Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results Harvard University Cambridge, Mass. June 20, 2020 https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334 July 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200706155918/https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334 dead Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 126 to 93.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 22 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1958 September 27 Buffalo<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 3-6 6,000 Buffalo Triumphs in Rain on Blocked Crimson Kick United Press International September 28, 1958 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 4 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 14-21 15,000 Cornell Checks Harvard, 21 to 14 Deane McGowen October 5, 1958 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 11 Lehigh<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 20-0 9,000 Harvard Bops Lehigh, 20-0; QB Ravenel the Whole Show Jerry Nason October 12, 1958 77 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68201886/1958-harvard-lehigh/ October 18 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 26-0 23,000 Columbia Beaten; Harvard Eleven Grabs 4 Lion Fumbles and Scores by 26 to 0 Lincoln A. Werden October 19, 1958 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 25 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 16-8 22,500 Crimson Upsets Dartmouth, 16-8 Lincoln A. Werden October 26, 1958 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 1 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 6-19 16,500 Penn Rebounds to Stagger Harvard, 19-6 Herb Good November 2, 1958 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68204820/1958-harvard-penn/ November 8 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 14-16 35,000 Tigers Vanquish Harvard in Big 3 Opener, 16 to 14 Joseph M. Sheehan November 9, 1958 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 15 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 22-29 15,000 Finney Excels as Bruins Set Back Harvard, 29-22 Michael Strauss November 16, 1958 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 22 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) W 28-0 40,200 Harvard Routs Yale; Elis Downed, 28-0 Joseph M. Sheehan November 23, 1958 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1950s in Boston