1938 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1938 Harvard Crimson football Independent 4–4 Dick Harlow 4th Bobby Green Harvard Stadium The 1938 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 157 to 106. The season began with four consecutive losses and ended with four consecutive wins.1938 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 10, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1938-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 Key players included halfbacks Frank Foley and Torbert "Torby" Macdonald, quarterback Cliff Wilson, ends Don Daughters and Bobby Green (also captain), and guard Nick Mellen. The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Schedule 1938 AP y y October 1 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 13-20 25,000 Brown Wins In Harvard Game, 20-13 The Hartford Courant Associated Press October 2, 1938 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-brown-wins-in-harvard-g/133720513/ Newspapers.com October 8 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-20 35,000 Cornell Power Plays Flatten Harvard, 20-0 The New York Daily News October 9, 1938 38C https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-cornell-power-plays-flatten-h/133720317/ Newspapers.com October 15 Army Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 17-20 55,000 Army Beats Harvard On Late Score, 20-17 New York Daily News October 16, 1938 82 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-army-beats-harvard-on-late-sc/133720044/ Newspapers.com October 22 No. 4 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 7-13 Unbeaten Big Green Trims Harvard, 13-7 New York Daily News October 23, 1938 92 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-unbeaten-big-green-trims-harv/133719786/ Newspapers.com October 29 Princeton Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 26-7 Harvard Rips Tiger In Big 3 Clash, 26-7 New York Daily News October 30, 1938 United Press 39C https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-harvard-rips-tiger-in-big-3-c/133719648/ Newspapers.com November 5 Chicago Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 47-13 20,000 Maroon Lead Fades; Lose To Harvard, 47-13 Chicago Tribune November 6, 1938 II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115235817/maroon-lead-fades-lose-to-harvard-47-13/ Newspapers.com November 12 Virginia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 40-13 15,000 U. Va. Beaten, 40 to 13, By Harvard Richmond Times-Dispatch Associated Press November 13, 1938 II-1, II-5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-u-va-beaten-4/133716499/ Newspapers.com November 19 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) W 7-0 62,000 Harvard Gamble Trips Yale, 7-0 New York Daily News Gene Ward November 20, 1938 36C https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-harvard-gamble-trips-yale-7/133716222/ Newspapers.com References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1930s in Boston