1921 Harvard Crimson football team

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The 1921 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1921 college football season. The Crimson finished with a 7–2–1 record under third-year head coach Bob Fisher.[1][2] Walter Camp selected one Harvard player, guard John Fiske Brown, as a first-team member of his 1921 College Football All-America Team.[3]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumHarvard Stadium
Quick facts Harvard Crimson football, Conference ...
1921 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1920
1922 â†’
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1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–0–1
Lafayette â€“ 9–0–0
Cornell â€“ 8–0–0
Penn State â€“ 8–0–2
Yale â€“ 8–1–0
New Hampshire â€“ 8–1–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–1–2
Villanova â€“ 6–1–2
Carnegie Tech â€“ 7–2–0
Syracuse â€“ 7–2–0
Harvard â€“ 7–2–1
Boston University â€“ 6–2–0
Dartmouth â€“ 6–2–1
Brown â€“ 5–3–1
Bucknell â€“ 5–3–1
Geneva â€“ 5–3–1
Pittsburgh â€“ 5–3–1
Holy Cross â€“ 5–3–0
Army â€“ 6–4–0
Princeton â€“ 4–3–0
Boston College â€“ 4–3–1
Fordham â€“ 4–3–2
Penn â€“ 4–3–2
Colgate â€“ 4–4–2
Lehigh â€“ 4–4–0
Springfield â€“ 4–5–2
Vermont â€“ 3–4–0
NYU â€“ 2–3–3
Buffalo â€“ 2–3–2
Drexel â€“ 2–3–1
Rutgers â€“ 4–6–0
Rhode Island State â€“ 3–5–0
Columbia â€“ 2–6–0
Tufts â€“ 1–5–2
Duquesne â€“ 0–4–1
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Boston UniversityW 10–015,000[4][5]
September 24 Middlebury
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 16–015,000[4][5]
October 1 Holy Cross
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 3–030,000[6]
October 8 Indiana
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 19–015,000[7][8][9]
October 15 Georgia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 10–725,000[10][11][12]
October 22 Penn State
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
T 21–2130,000[13][14]
October 29 Centre
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–643,000[15]
November 5at PrincetonL 3–10[16]
November 122:00 p.m. Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 9–725,000[17][18][19]
November 19 Yale
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 10–3[20][21]
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Game summaries

Game 1: Boston University

Boston University at Harvard
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Team 1 234Total
Boston University 0 000 0
• Harvard 7 030 10
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Harvard began the 1921 season with a doubleheader at Harvard Stadium on September 24; both games were played with eight-minute quarters.[4][5] The first game of the doubleheader was against Boston University. Harvard's team played conservatively and the line played better than was expected. With the ball on the Boston 16-yard line, they completed a forward pass and called a series of rushes which culminated in a touchdown rush by George Owen in the first quarter. Charles Buell converted the extra point to make the score 7–0. The only other scoring play in the contest was a field goal kicked from the Boston 18-yard line by Buell, which followed an 80-yard kick return by Vinton Chapin.[4]

Harvard's season-opening starting lineup was Kunhardt at center; Kane, Hubbard, Brocker, Brown, Lockwood, and Crocker also on the line; Buell at quarterback, Fitts and Owen at halfback, and Chapin at fullback.[4]

Game 2: Middlebury

Middlebury at Harvard
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Team 1 234Total
Middlebury 0 000 0
• Harvard 0 1006 16
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Harvard's starters for the game were Bradford at center, Hartley, Henry, Anthony, Grew, Hobson, and Macomber also on the line, Johnson at quarterback, Pfaffman and Rouillard at halfback, and Churchill at fullback.[5]

Game 3: Holy Cross

Holy Cross at Harvard
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Team 1 234Total
Holy Cross 0 000 0
• Harvard 0 030 3
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Game 4: Indiana

Indiana at Harvard
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Team 1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Harvard 3 1006 19
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Game 5: Georgia

Georgia at Harvard
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Team 1 234Total
Georgia 0 007 7
• Harvard 7 300 10
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Game 6: Penn State

Penn State at Harvard
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Penn State 0 777 21
Harvard 7 707 21
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Game 7: Centre

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Team 1 234Total
• Centre 0 060 6
Harvard 0 000 0
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Game 8: Princeton

Harvard at Princeton
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Team 1 234Total
Harvard 0 003 3
• Princeton 0 0010 10
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Game 9: Brown

Brown at Harvard
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Team 1 234Total
Brown 0 007 7
• Harvard 0 036 9
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Game 10: Yale

Yale at Harvard
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Yale 3 000 3
• Harvard 0 0010 10
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Personnel

Roster

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Player[22] Position[23] Games
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Prep school Height Weight Age
Line
Wesley BrockerGuard1Mechanic Arts HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)26
Fiske BrownGuard1Andover HS6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)207 lb (94 kg)21
Henry W. ClarkCenterPhillips Exeter Academy6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)167 lb (76 kg)22
John CrockerEnd1Groton School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)21
R. P. FieldEndSt. Mark's School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)175 lb (79 kg)20
H. S. GrewGuardSt. Mark's School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)209 lb (95 kg)20
Charles HubbardTackle1Milton HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)19
Henry JaninEndPomfret School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)21
Richmond KaneTackle1St. George's School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)21
Philip KunhardtCenter1Groton School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)21
Alexander LaddTackleMilton HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg)19
Benoni LockwoodTackle1Groton School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)19
Charles MacomberEndNewton HS5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)21
Charles TierneyCenterAndover HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg)27
Backfield
Charles BuellQuarterback1Pomfret School5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)156 lb (71 kg)22
Vinton ChapinBack1St. Mark's School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)21
Winthrop ChurchillBackMilton HS5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)160 lb (73 kg)20
Philip CoburnBackNoble and Greenough School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 lb (84 kg)21
Roscoe FittsBack1Tufts University5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg)20
Erwin GehrkeBackCleveland HS5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)182 lb (83 kg)22
Mitchell GratwickBackAndover HS6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg)21
Percy JenkinsBackMercersburg Academy5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg)20
Frank JohnsonQuarterbackGunnery School5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg)24
George OwenBack1Newton HS5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)184 lb (83 kg)20
Karl PfaffmanBackBoston College HS6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)21
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The "Games started" column is correct through Harvard's first game, against Boston University. It will be updated as more progress is made on the article's "Game summaries" section.

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