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| year = 1955 |
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| team = Harvard Crimson |
| team = Harvard Crimson |
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| conference = [[Ivy League]] |
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| record = 3–4–1 |
| record = 3–4–1 |
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| conf_record = 2–4 |
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| head_coach = [[Lloyd Jordan]] |
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| hc_year = 6th |
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The '''1955 Harvard Crimson football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Harvard University]] during the [[1955 college football season]]. In their sixth year under head coach [[Lloyd Jordan]], the Crimson compiled a 3–4–1 record but outscored opponents 143 to 114. William M. Meigs was the team captain.<ref name=Record>{{cite web |title=Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results |publisher=[[Harvard University]] |location=Cambridge, Mass. | |
The '''1955 Harvard Crimson football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Harvard University]] during the [[1955 college football season]]. In their sixth year under head coach [[Lloyd Jordan]], the Crimson compiled a 3–4–1 record but outscored opponents 143 to 114. William M. Meigs was the team captain.<ref name=Record>{{cite web |title=Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results |publisher=[[Harvard University]] |location=Cambridge, Mass. |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334}}</ref> |
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This would be Harvard's final year as a [[NCAA Division I independent schools|football independent]], as the [[Ivy League]], which Harvard had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the eight opponents on the Crimson's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with [[1955 Penn Quakers football team|Penn]] the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Harvard's opponents. |
This would be Harvard's final year as a [[NCAA Division I independent schools|football independent]], as the [[Ivy League]], which Harvard had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the eight opponents on the Crimson's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with [[1955 Penn Quakers football team|Penn]] the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Harvard's opponents. |
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| October 1 | | [[1955 UMass Redmen football team| |
| October 1 | | [[1955 UMass Redmen football team|UMass]] |
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| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 60-6 |
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 60-6 |
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| 12,500 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Harvard Rolls over UMass Team, 60-6 |first=Jerry |last=Nason |date=October 2, 1955 |page=45 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe|The Boston Sunday Globe]] |location=Boston, Mass.|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67903982/1955-harvard-umass/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Harvard Rips Mass., 60-6 |date=October 2, 1955 |page=4D |newspaper=[[Miami Herald|The Miami Herald]] |location=Miami, Fla.}}</ref> |
| 12,500 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Harvard Rolls over UMass Team, 60-6 |first=Jerry |last=Nason |date=October 2, 1955 |page=45 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe|The Boston Sunday Globe]] |location=Boston, Mass.|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67903982/1955-harvard-umass/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Harvard Rips Mass., 60-6 |date=October 2, 1955 |page=4D |newspaper=[[Miami Herald|The Miami Herald]] |location=Miami, Fla.}}</ref> |
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[[Category:1955 |
[[Category:1955 Ivy League football season|Harvard]] |
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[[Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons]] |
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[[Category:1955 in sports in Massachusetts|Harvard Crimson football]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 15 August 2023
1955 Harvard Crimson football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 3–4–1 (2–4 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | William M. Meigs |
Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1955 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 3–4–1 record but outscored opponents 143 to 114. William M. Meigs was the team captain.[1]
This would be Harvard's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Harvard had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the eight opponents on the Crimson's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Harvard's opponents.
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 1 | UMass |
| W 60–6 | 12,500 | [2] |
October 8 | Cornell |
| L 7–20 | 13,000 | [3] |
October 15 | at Columbia | W 21–7 | 15,000 | [4] | |
October 22 | at Dartmouth | L 9–14 | 13,500 | [5] | |
October 29 | Bucknell |
| T 26–26 | 9,000 | [6] |
November 5 | Princeton |
| W 7–6 | 21,000 | [7] |
November 12 | Brown |
| L 6–14 | 16,500 | [8] |
November 19 | at Yale | L 7–21 | 56,000 | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1955). "Harvard Rolls over UMass Team, 60-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Harvard Rips Mass., 60-6". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 2, 1955. p. 4D.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1955). "Cornell Upsets Harvard, 20 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (October 16, 1955). "Crimson Subdues Columbia, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 23, 1955). "Dartmouth Trips Harvard, 14 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Late Harvard Surge Ties Bucknell, 26-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 30, 1955. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 6, 1955). "Harvard Trips Princeton, 7-6; Crosby Kick Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Briordy, William J. (November 13, 1955). "Bruins Gain 14-6 Triumph as Balogh's Passes Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (November 20, 1955). "Yale Defeats Harvard, 21-7; Elis Seize Breaks". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.