1946 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1946 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 7–2 3–1 Dick Harlow 10th Cleo O'Donnell Jr. Harvard Stadium The 1946 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the Ivy League 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 65.1946 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1946-schedule.html 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.Harvard Material Lacks Experience Allison Danzig September 26, 1945 18 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Harvard was ranked at No. 46 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit Dr. E. E. Litkenhous The Knoxville News-Sentinel December 15, 1946 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/ Newspapers.com Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule 1946 AP September 28 w y Connecticut Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 7–0 14,000 Cleo O'Donnell Jr. Snares Pass to Give Harvard 7-0 Win; U-Conn Huskies Bow as Crimson Leader Scores with 4 Minutes Left Vern Miller September 29, 1946 33 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66889144/1946-harvard-uconn/ October 5 w y 1946 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 49–0 16,000 Harvard Crushes Tufts Eleven, 49-0 Melville Webb October 6, 1946 28 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66899742/1946-harvard-tufts/ October 12 w Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ y rivalry 13–12 35,000 Harvard Wins, 13-12 Frank O'Gara October 13, 1946 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66905674/1946-harvard-princeton/ October 19 w y 1946 Coast Guard Bears Coast Guard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 69–0 15,000 Harvard Gridmen Sink Coast Guard, 69 to 0 Melville Webb October 20, 1946 28 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66908704/1946-harvard-coast/ October 26 w y 20 Holy Cross Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 13–6 40,000 Undefeated Harvard Beats Holy Cross Eleven, 13 to 6 Bill King October 27, 1946 14 The Post-Standard Syracuse, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66916941/1946-harvard-hc/ November 2 l y 17 Rutgers Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 0–13 12,000 Rutgers Trips Harvard, 13-0 Tom Noonan November 3, 1946 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66934221/1946-harvard-rutgers/ November 9 w y Dartmouth Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH rivalry 21–7 16,000 Harvard Subdues Dartmouth, 21 to 7 Joseph M. Sheehan November 10, 1946 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16 w Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 28–0 20,000 Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans William M. Blair November 17, 1946 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 23 l Yale 15 Harvard Stadium Boston, MA The Game 14–27 57,300 Yale Blasts Harvard, 27-14, for Big 3 Title Dick Young November 24, 1946 96 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66941911/1947-n23-news/ Rankings 1946 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR 20 17 (1) NR NR NR NR NR References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1940s in Boston