1945 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1945 Harvard Crimson football Independent 5–3 Dick Harlow 9th Robert Cowen II Harvard Stadium The 1945 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1945 college football season. Head coach Dick Harlow returned for his ninth year, after a two-year gap while serving in the Navy.Harvard Defeats Rochester, 21-13 October 14, 1945 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. The team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored its opponents 161 to 80. Robert Cowen II 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 During Harlow's absence, Harvard played a shortened "informal" schedule in 1943 and 1944, lacking its traditional Ivy League opponents. Harlow's return from military service, as well as the renewal of ties with Ivy opponents Brown and Yale, made 1945 a transition year. The university's record book omits the "informal" designation for 1945, but contemporary press accounts describe that year's program as "informal" and preparing for a return to the top tier of college football in 1946.Harvard Material Lacks Experience Allison Danzig September 26, 1945 18 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1945 October 6 1945 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 6-7 10,000 Harvard Beaten by Tufts, 7 to 6 United Press October 7, 1945 S3 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66870926/1945-harvard-tufts/ October 13 1945 Rochester Yellowjackets Rochester Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-13 9,000 October 20 Naval Submarine Base New London Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-18 11,000 New London Beats Harvard by 18 to 7 United Press October 21, 1945 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 27 1945 Coast Guard Bears Coast Guard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 25-0 12,000 Harvard Topples Coast Guard, 25-0 United Press October 28, 1945 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 10 1945 Merchant Marine Mariners Merchant Marine Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 28-7 8,000 Harvard Defeats Merchant Marine United Press November 11, 1945 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 14-7 15,000 Harvard Subdues Brown by 14 to 7 Associated Press November 18, 1945 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 24 Boston University Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 60-0 6,000 Harvard Crushes Boston U., 60 to 0 United Press November 25, 1945 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. December 1 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) L 0-28 35,000 Elis Triumph, 28-0; Fitzgerald's 3 Scores Help Crush Harvard William D. Richardson December 2, 1945 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1940s in Boston