1952 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1952 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1952 college football season. In their third year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 214 to 198. John D. Nichols Jr. was the team captain.^[1]

1952 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (3rd season)
Captain	John D. Nichols Jr.
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rochester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		Springfield	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 27–7	9,000	^[2]
October 4		Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–16	14,000	^[3]
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Washington University	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 42–0	7,000	^[4]^[5]
October 18		Colgate	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 21–20	14,000	^[6]
October 25		Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 26–19	31,000	^[7]
November 1		Davidson	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 35–26	6,500	^[8]
November 8		at No. 19 Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 21–41	35,000	^[9]
November 15		at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–28	12,000	^[10]
November 22		Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–41	38,114	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Harvard Opens 79th Football Campaign by Rallying to Vanquish Springfield". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 28, 1952. p. S5.
3. Strauss, Michael (October 5, 1952). "Columbia Beats Harvard; Lions Score, 16 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Harvard Favored by 2 Touchdowns Over Washington U. Eleven Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 1, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved July 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. Herman, Jack (October 12, 1952). "Bears Routed by Harvard, 42-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Mo. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Harvard Topples Colgate, 21 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 19, 1952. p. S1.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 26, 1952). "Crimson Triumphs, 26-19, over Indians in 56th Duel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. "Harvard Triumphs over Davidson by 35-26 with Last-Half Surge". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. November 2, 1952. p. S4.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 9, 1952). "Princeton Tops Harvard, 41-21; Tiger Backs Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. "Brown's Football Squad Registers First Triumph over Harvard Since 1949". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 16, 1952. p. S2.
11. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1952). "Yale Tops Harvard, 41-14; Molloy Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.