American college football season
The 1938 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1938 college football season . In its fourth season under head coach Dick Harlow , the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 157 to 106. The season began with four consecutive losses and ended with four consecutive wins.[1] [2]
Key players included halfbacks Frank Foley and Torbert "Torby" Macdonald, quarterback Cliff Wilson, ends Don Daughters and Bobby Green (also captain), and guard Nick Mellen.
The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Massachusetts .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 1 Brown L 13–2025,000 [3]
October 8 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0–2035,000 [4]
October 15 Army Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 17–2055,000 [5]
October 22 No. 4 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) L 7–13[6]
October 29 Princeton Princeton, NJ (rivalry )W 26–7[7]
November 5 Chicago Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 47–1320,000 [8]
November 12 Virginia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 40–1315,000 [9]
November 19 at Yale W 7–062,000 [10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ "1938 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ "Harvard Football Yearly Records" . GoCrimson.com . Harvard University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2019 .
^ "Brown Wins In Harvard Game, 20-13" . The Hartford Courant . Associated Press. October 2, 1938. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cornell Power Plays Flatten Harvard, 20-0" . The New York Daily News . October 9, 1938. p. 38C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Army Beats Harvard On Late Score, 20-17" . New York Daily News . October 16, 1938. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Unbeaten Big Green Trims Harvard, 13-7" . New York Daily News . October 23, 1938. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Harvard Rips Tiger In Big 3 Clash, 26-7" . New York Daily News . United Press. October 30, 1938. p. 39C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maroon Lead Fades; Lose To Harvard, 47-13" . Chicago Tribune . November 6, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "U. Va. Beaten, 40 to 13, By Harvard" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Associated Press. November 13, 1938. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Gene Ward (November 20, 1938). "Harvard Gamble Trips Yale, 7-0" . New York Daily News . p. 36C – via Newspapers.com .
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