1955 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1955 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 3–4–1 2–4 Lloyd Jordan 6th William M. Meigs Harvard Stadium The 1955 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1955 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 3–4–1 record but outscored opponents 143 to 114. William M. Meigs 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 This would be Harvard's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Harvard had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the eight opponents on the Crimson's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Harvard's opponents. Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1955 October 1 UMass Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 60-6 12,500 Harvard Rolls over UMass Team, 60-6 Jerry Nason October 2, 1955 45 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67903982/1955-harvard-umass/ Attendance figure in Harvard Rips Mass., 60-6 October 2, 1955 4D The Miami Herald Miami, Fla. October 8 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-20 13,000 Cornell Upsets Harvard, 20 to 7 Lincoln A. Werden October 9, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 21-7 15,000 Crimson Subdues Columbia, 21 to 7 Louis Effrat October 16, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 9-14 13,500 Dartmouth Trips Harvard, 14 to 9 Roscoe McGowen October 23, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29 Bucknell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 26-26 9,000 Late Harvard Surge Ties Bucknell, 26-26 United Press October 30, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 7-6 21,000 Harvard Trips Princeton, 7-6; Crosby Kick Wins Roscoe McGowen November 6, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 6-14 16,500 Bruins Gain 14-6 Triumph as Balogh's Passes Excel William J. Briordy November 13, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 19 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) L 7-21 56,000 Yale Defeats Harvard, 21-7; Elis Seize Breaks Allison Danzig November 20, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1950s in Boston