1951 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1951 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1951 college football season. In their second year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored 266 to 143. Carroll M. Lowenstein and Warren D. Wylie were the team captains.^[1]

1951 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (2nd season)
Captains	Carroll M. Lowenstein Warren D. Wylie
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Boston University			–					6	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					3	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	5	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Army			–					2	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	7	–	0
Tufts			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Springfield (MA)	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 21–13	10,000	^[2]
September 29	Holy Cross	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–33	24,000	^[3]
October 6	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–35	15,000	^[4]
October 13	at No. 17 Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–42	20,000	^[5]
October 20	Army	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 22–21	14,000	^[6]
October 27	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 20–26	20,000	^[7]
November 10	No. 4 Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 13–54	22,000	^[8]
November 17	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 34–21	12,000	^[9]
November 24	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	T 21–21	43,000	^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Harvard Defeats Springfield, 21-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 23, 1951. p. S1.
3. Strauss, Michael (September 30, 1951). "Holy Cross Easily Conquers Harvard in Opener Before 24,000 Fans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 7, 1951). "Lions Easy Victors over Harvard, 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. McGowen, Roscoe (October 14, 1951). "Cornell Puts Harvard to Rout, Scoring Third Triumph in Row at Ithaca". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 21, 1951). "Harvard Tops Army; Cadets Upset, 22-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 28, 1951). "Dartmouth Downs Harvard, 26 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Effrat, Louis (November 11, 1951). "Tigers Roll to 20th in Row, Trimming Harvard by 54-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Strauss, Michael (November 18, 1951). "Crimson Triumphs over Brown, 34-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 25, 1951). "Yale Rally Ties Harvard, 21-21; Eli Aerial Clicks". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.