1949 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1949 Harvard Crimson football Independent 1–8 Arthur Valpey 2nd Howard E. Houston Harvard Stadium The 1949 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1949 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Arthur Valpey, the Crimson compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 276 to 103. Howard E. Houston 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 played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1949 September 24 @ Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 0-44 38,000 Stanford Swamps Harvard Eleven; Palo Alto Indians Rout Crimson, Tallying in Every Quarter, 44-0 Associated Press September 25, 1949 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 1 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 7-14 28,000 Columbia Defeats Harvard, 14-7; Great Lion Finish Joseph M. Sheehan October 2, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8 #17 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 14-33 24,000 Cornell Topples Harvard by 33-14 with Strong Land and Air Attack Joseph C. Nichols October 9, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 #2 Army Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 14-54 46,000 Army Tops Harvard, 54-14; Stephenson Tallies 4 Times Lincoln A. Werden October 16, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 13-27 30,000 Dartmouth Stops Harvard by 27-13 Roscoe McGowen October 23, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29 Holy Cross Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 22-14 25,000 Harvard Defeats Holy Cross, 22-14 Michael Strauss October 30, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 13-33 28,000 Princeton Beats Harvard; Tiger on Top, 33-13 Joseph M. Sheehan November 6, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 14-28 23,000 Brown Conquers Harvard, 28-14, with Strong Air and Land Attack November 13, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 19 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) L 6-29 61,000 Yale Routs Harvard, 29-6; Jackson Eli Star Allison Danzig November 20, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1940s in Boston