1948 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1948 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1948 college football season. In its 1st season under head coach Arthur Valpey, the team compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored by a total of 184 to 130.[1]

1948 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Cornell 4 0 0 8 1 0
Penn 3 1 0 5 3 0
Dartmouth 4 2 0 6 2 0
Brown 1 2 0 7 2 0
Princeton 3 3 0 4 4 0
Harvard 3 3 0 4 4 0
Yale 1 4 0 4 5 0
Columbia 1 5 0 4 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Harvard was ranked at No. 61 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2ColumbiaW 33–2420,000[3]
October 9at CornellNo. 18L 6–4025,000[4]
October 16at No. 5 ArmyL 7–2026,921[5]
October 23Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–1446,000[6]
October 30Holy Cross
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 20–1335,000[7]
November 6at PrincetonL 7–4737,000[8]
November 13Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 30–1925,000[9]
November 20Yale
W 20–757,495[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP18

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 3, 1948). "Harvard Beats Columbia, 33-24; Lions Are Baffled". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Miller, Vern (October 10, 1948). "Smooth Cornell Eleven Blasts Harvard Hopes, 40-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Young, Dick (October 17, 1948). "Army's Stephenson Rips Harvard, 20-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C44 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 26, 1948). "Dartmouth Halts Harvard by 14 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 31, 1948). "Harvard Rebounds to Beat H.C., 20-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Hand, Jack (November 7, 1948). "Princeton Runs Up Record 47-7 Score in Routing Harvard". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Harvard Is Victor over Brown, 30-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1948. p. S1.
  10. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 21, 1948). "Cantabs End 7-Yr. Eli Drought, 20-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.