1957 Harvard Crimson football team

1957 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	John Yovicsin (1st season)
Captain	Thomas B. Hooper
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1957 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Yale	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Brown	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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 college 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	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–20	13,000	[3]
October 12	Ohio*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 14–7	10,000	[4]
October 19	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 19–6	10,000	[5]
October 26	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–26	30,000	[6]
November 2	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 13–6	16,381	[7]
November 9	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 20–28	31,000	[8]
November 16	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–33	17,000	[9]
November 23	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 0–54	55,817	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. 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.
4. "Harvard Eleven Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Defeat Ohio University". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1957. p. S4.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 20, 1957). "Crimson Defeats Columbia by 19-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. 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.
7. McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1957). "Harvard Turns Back Penn's Eleven, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 10, 1957). "Princeton Downs Harvard, 28 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. 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.
10. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 24, 1957). "Yale Routs Harvard, 54-0; Eli Passes Click". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.