1940 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1940 Harvard Crimson football Independent 3–2–3 Dick Harlow 6th Harvard Stadium The 1940 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 3–2–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 77 to 49.1940 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 11, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1940-schedule.htmlhttp://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results Harvard Football Yearly Records GoCrimson.com Harvard University June 25, 2019 August 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140814061951/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results dead Harvard was ranked at No. 51 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston. Schedule 1940 AP y y October 5 1940 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 13-0 15,000 Harvard Defeats Amherst, 13 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 6, 1940 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120280633/harvard-defeats-amherst-13-to-0/ Newspapers.com October 12 Michigan Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-26 26,315 Michigan Topples Harvard by 26 to 0: Harmon Tallies Thrice, Kicks Two Points--Also Passes to Kromer for Touchdown The New York Times October 16, 1940 https://www.nytimes.com/1940/10/13/archives/michigan-topples-harvard-by-26-to-0-harmon-tallies-thrice-kicks-two.htmlMichigan and Harmon Beat Harvard, 26-0 Chicago Tribune October 13, 1940 2-1 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/10/13/page/43/article/michigan-and-iowa-win-indiana-illinois-purdue-lose October 19 Army Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 6-6 30,000 Harvard Scores Late, Ties Army, 6-6 New York Daily News October 20, 1940 97 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120279883/harvard-scores-late-ties-army-6-6/ Newspapers.com October 26 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 6-7 35,000 Dartmouth Rally Nips Harvard, 7-6 Roscoe McGowen October 27, 1940 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) T 0-0 15,000 Underdog Harvard Eleven, Aided By Rain, Holds Princeton To Scoreless Deadlock: Tigers Fail To Score On Game's Only Chance The Hartford Courant November 3, 1940 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48360892/underdog-harvard-eleven-aided-by-rain/ Newspapers.com November 9 at No. 15 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) T 10-10 35,000 Harvard Ties Penn, 10-10: Crimson Holds Favored Rival To Draw Before 35,000 Fans The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 10, 1940 S1, S7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120275572/harvard-ties-penn-10-10-crimson-holds/ Newspapers.com November 16 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 14-0 14-0 Clash To Harvard: Crimson Gridders Register Win Over Brown Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 17, 1940 3B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120280244/14-0-clash-to-harvard-crimson-gridders/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) W 28-0 47,000 Harvard Crushes Yale, 28 to 0 New York Daily news Jerry Jerome November 24, 1940 89 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120280399/harvard-crushes-yale-28-to-0/ Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1940s in Boston