1952 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1952 Harvard Crimson football Independent 5–4 Lloyd Jordan 3rd John D. Nichols Jr. Harvard Stadium The 1952 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent 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.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 played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule 1952 AP Eastern y y y September 27 1952 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 27-7 9,000 Harvard Opens 79th Football Campaign by Rallying to Vanquish Springfield United Press September 28, 1952 S5 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 4 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-16 14,000 Columbia Beats Harvard; Lions Score, 16 to 7 Michael Strauss October 5, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 11 2:00 p.m. Washington University Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 42-0 7,000 Harvard Favored by 2 Touchdowns Over Washington U. Eleven Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/127501906/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 1, 1952 6 July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Bears Routed by Harvard, 42-0 Jack Herman October 12, 1952 13A St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Mo. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67586568/1952-harvard-washington/ October 18 Colgate Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-20 14,000 Harvard Topples Colgate, 21 to 20 United Press October 19, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 25 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 26-19 31,000 Crimson Triumphs, 26-19, over Indians in 56th Duel Michael Strauss October 26, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 1 Davidson Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 35-26 6,500 Harvard Triumphs over Davidson by 35-26 with Last-Half Surge United Press November 2, 1952 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 8 @ #19 Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 21-41 35,000 Princeton Tops Harvard, 41-21; Tiger Backs Excel Allison Danzig November 9, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 15 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 21-28 12,000 Brown's Football Squad Registers First Triumph over Harvard Since 1949 November 16, 1952 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 22 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 14-41 38,114 Yale Tops Harvard, 41-14; Molloy Paces Elis Joseph M. Sheehan November 23, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1950s in Boston