1942 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1942 Harvard Crimson football Independent 2–6–1 Dick Harlow 8th Harvard Stadium The 1942 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored 123-52 by opponents.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 was ranked at No. 64 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Schedule 1942 AP y y September 26 North Carolina Pre-Flight Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-13 12,000 Navy Cadets Beat Harvard; Crimson Bows, 13-0 Allison Danzig September 27, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 7-19 20,000 Penn Eleven Beats Harvard by 19 to 7 Robert F. Kelley October 4, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 William & Mary Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 7-7 10,000 Harvard's Rally Ties W. and M., 7-7 October 11, 1942 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 2-14 26,000 Harvard Set Back by Dartmouth, 41-2 Robert F. Kelley October 18, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24 #11 Army Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-14 35,000 Army Trips Harvard, 14-0, with Strong Ground Attack Kingsley Childs October 25, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 19-14 20,000 Crimson Sets Back Tigers on 50-Yard Pass at Close Robert F. Kelley November 1, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7 @ #11 Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI L 7-35 25,534 Michigan Downs Harvard, 35 to 7 Associated Press November 8, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 7-0 9,000 Harvard Upsets Brown Squad, 7-0 November 15, 1942 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) L 3-7 24,000 Yale Beats Harvard, 7-3; Hoopes Goes Over Robert F. Kelley November 22, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1940s in Boston