1937 Harvard Crimson football team

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The 1937 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 46.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumHarvard Stadium
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1937 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 â†’
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1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh â€“ 9–0–1
No. 6 Villanova â€“ 8–0–1
No. 3 Fordham â€“ 7–0–1
No. 7 Dartmouth â€“ 7–0–2
No. T–14 Holy Cross â€“ 8–0–2
St. Thomas (PA) â€“ 6–1–1
No. 12 Yale â€“ 6–1–1
Army â€“ 7–2–0
Boston University â€“ 6–2–0
Cornell â€“ 5–2–1
Harvard â€“ 5–2–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–2–1
CCNY â€“ 5–2–0
No. 12 Manhattan â€“ 6–3–1
Penn State â€“ 5–3–0
Duquesne â€“ 6–4–0
Brown â€“ 5–4–0
NYU â€“ 5–4–0
Temple â€“ 3–2–4
Boston College â€“ 4–4–1
Bucknell â€“ 3–3–2
Buffalo â€“ 4–4–0
Princeton â€“ 4–4–0
Tufts â€“ 3–4–1
Colgate â€“ 3–5–0
Columbia â€“ 2–5–2
Hofstra â€“ 2–4–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 2–5–1
Penn â€“ 2–5–1
Providence â€“ 2–6–0
Vermont â€“ 2–6–0
La Salle â€“ 2–7–0
Massachusetts State â€“ 1–7–1
Rankings from AP Poll
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Key players included fullback Vernon Struck, halfbacks Torbert "Torby" Macdonald and Frank Foley, quarterback Chief Boston, ends Don Daughters and Bobby Green, center Cliff Wilson, guard Joe Nee, and tackles Ken Booth and Al Kevorkian. Russ Allen was the team captain.[3]

The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2SpringfieldW 54–010,000[4]
October 9Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 34–715,000[5]
October 16vs. NavyT 0–054,000[6]
October 23 No. 18 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 2–2050,000[7]
October 30at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)W 34–648,000[8]
November 6Army
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 6–750,000[9]
November 13Davidson
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 15–03,000[10]
November 20 No. 5 Yale
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 13–658,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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