| 1954 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–3–1 (3–2–1 Ivy) |
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| Captain | J. Timothy Anderson |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1954 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents 108 to 97. J. Timothy Anderson was the team captain.[1]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Massachusetts |
| L 7–13 | 15,800 | [2] |
| October 9 | at Cornell | W 13–12 | 19,000 | [3] | |
| October 16 | Columbia |
| L 6–7 | 13,500 | [4] |
| October 23 | Dartmouth |
| L 7–13 | 32,000 | [5] |
| October 30 | Ohio |
| W 27–13 | 6,500 | [6] |
| November 6 | at Princeton | W 14–9 | 30,000 | [7] | |
| November 13 | Brown |
| T 21–21 | 21,000 | [8] |
| November 20 | Yale |
| W 13–9 | 40,000 | [9] |
References
- ↑ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Rallies to Beat Harvard by Going 87 Yards in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S4.
- ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 10, 1954). "Crimson's 72-Yard March Near End Upsets Ithacans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ↑ Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1954). "Columbia Beats Harvard, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 24, 1954). "Dartmouth Tosses Trip Harvard, 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ↑ "Harvard's Ground Attack Downs Ohio University for First Home Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 31, 1954. p. S2.
- ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 7, 1954). "Harvard Tops Princeton, 14-9; Drive Trips Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ↑ Holbrook, Bob (November 14, 1954). "Brown Rally Ties Harvard 21-21". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Danzig, Allison (November 21, 1954). "Harvard Tops Yale, 13-9; Title to Crimson". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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