1957 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1957 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 3–5 2–5 John Yovicsin 1st Thomas B. Hooper Harvard Stadium The 1957 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 college football season. In their first year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored 180 to 78. Thomas B. Hooper 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's 2–5 conference record finished seventh in the Ivy League. The Crimson were outscored 173 to 64 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 22 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1957 October 5 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 6-20 13,000 Cornell Sets Back Harvard Team, 20-6, with 2d-Half Drive William J. Briordy October 6, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 Ohio<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 14-7 10,000 Harvard Eleven Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Defeat Ohio University October 13, 1957 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 19 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 19-6 10,000 Crimson Defeats Columbia by 19-6 Lincoln A. Werden October 20, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 26 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 0-26 30,000 Indians' First-Half Drive Crushes Harvard, 26 to 0 Joseph M. Sheehan October 27, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 13-6 16,381 Harvard Turns Back Penn's Eleven, 13-6 Roscoe McGowen November 3, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 9 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 20-28 31,000 Princeton Downs Harvard, 28 to 20 Joseph M. Sheehan November 10, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 6-33 17,000 Brown University Overcomes Harvard on Gridiron for Third Straight Time Roscoe McGowen November 17, 1957 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 23 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) L 0-54 55,817 Yale Routs Harvard, 54-0; Eli Passes Click Joseph M. Sheehan November 24, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1950s in Boston