1943 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1943 Harvard Crimson football Independent 2–2–1 Henry Lamar 1st Lloyd M. Anderson Harvard Stadium The 1943 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1943 college football season. In its first season under head coach Henry Lamar, the team compiled a 2–2–1 record and was outscored 39-34 by opponents. Cleo O'Donnell Jr. was elected captain, but entered active duty with the United States Marine Corps before the season began.O'Donnell Elected Harvard Captain The Boston Globe September 26, 1946 He was replaced by Lloyd M. Anderson.Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results Harvard University Cambridge, Mass. July 27, 2025 https://gocrimson.com/documents/2024/8/8/Football_Record_Book_2024-25__8-8-24_.pdf For 1943, and again in 1944, rather than scheduling its usual mix of Ivy League opponents and national college football powerhouses, Harvard played a shorter schedule of smaller New England colleges and military teams. Its football record book describes these two World War II-era seasons as "informal". In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Harvard ranked 188th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 41.9.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule Eastern y y y October 2 3:00 p.m. @ Camp Edwards Logan Field Camp Edwards, MA W 7-0 10,000 Nason Jerry Holy Cross Favored Against Bruin Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/123844509/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 2, 1943 5 May 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Harvard Club Upsets Camp Edwards, 7 to 0 October 3, 1943 24 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54813087/1943-harvard-edwards/ Harvard Whips Camp Edwards https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/123844509/ Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald Portland, Maine October 3, 1943 B7 May 1, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 1943 WPI Engineers WPI Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-13 8,000 Harvard Is Upset by Worcester, 13-0 October 10, 1943 Associated Press S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6 2:30 p.m. Camp Edwards Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 14-7 4,500 Webb Melville Harvard Opposes Edwards' Eleven After Month's Rest https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/123845366/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 6, 1943 5 May 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Webb Melville Harvard Defeats Soldiers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/123845315/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 7, 1943 28 May 1, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 1943 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-13 10,000 Tufts Rally Tops Harvard, 13 to 7 Associated Press November 14, 1943 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 20 Boston College Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 6-6 45,000 45,000 See Harvard Rally to Tie Boston College, 6-6 Associated Press November 21, 1943 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1940s in Boston