Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1957 Ivy League football standings 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 NCAA University Division 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.[1]
Harvard's 2–5 conference record finished seventh in the Ivy League. The Crimson were outscored 173 to 64 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | Cornell |
| L 6–20 | 13,000 | [3] | ||
| October 12 | Ohio* |
| W 14–7 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 19 | Columbia |
| W 19–6 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
| October 26 | Dartmouth |
| L 0–26 | 30,000 | [6] | ||
| November 2 | at Penn | W 13–6 | 16,381 | [7] | |||
| November 9 | Princeton |
| L 20–28 | 31,000 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | Brown |
| L 6–33 | 17,000 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | at Yale | L 0–54 | 55,817 | [10] | |||
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References[]
- ↑ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results". Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Briordy, William J. (October 6, 1957). "Cornell Sets Back Harvard Team, 20-6, with 2d-Half Drive". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ "Harvard Eleven Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Defeat Ohio University". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S4. October 13, 1957.
- ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 20, 1957). "Crimson Defeats Columbia by 19-6". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 27, 1957). "Indians' First-Half Drive Crushes Harvard, 26 to 0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1957). "Harvard Turns Back Penn's Eleven, 13-6". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 10, 1957). "Princeton Downs Harvard, 28 to 20". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ McGowen, Roscoe (November 17, 1957). "Brown University Overcomes Harvard on Gridiron for Third Straight Time". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S2.
- ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 24, 1957). "Yale Routs Harvard, 54-0; Eli Passes Click". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
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