1938 Harvard Crimson football team

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The 1938 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 157 to 106. The season began with four consecutive losses and ended with four consecutive wins.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Headcoach
CaptainBobby Green
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1938 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainBobby Green
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Worcester Tech â€“ 6–0–0
No. 18 Villanova â€“ 8–0–1
No. 9 Holy Cross â€“ 8–1–0
Boston College â€“ 6–1–2
No. 15 Fordham â€“ 6–1–2
No. 12 Cornell â€“ 5–1–1
Army â€“ 8–2–0
No. 8 Pittsburgh â€“ 8–2–0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech â€“ 7–2–0
No. 20 Dartmouth â€“ 7–2–0
Vermont â€“ 4–2–1
Brown â€“ 5–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 5–3–0
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–0
CCNY â€“ 4–3–0
Penn â€“ 3–2–3
Manhattan â€“ 5–4–0
Harvard â€“ 4–4–0
La Salle â€“ 4–4–0
NYU â€“ 4–4–0
Boston University â€“ 3–4–1
Penn State â€“ 3–4–1
Princeton â€“ 3–4–1
Hofstra â€“ 2–3–1
Duquesne â€“ 4–6–0
Temple â€“ 3–6–1
Providence â€“ 3–5–0
Columbia â€“ 3–6–0
Massachusetts State â€“ 3–6–0
Colgate â€“ 2–5–0
Buffalo â€“ 2–6–0
Yale â€“ 2–6–0
Tufts â€“ 1–6–1
Rankings from AP Poll
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Key players included halfbacks Frank Foley and Torbert "Torby" Macdonald, quarterback Cliff Wilson, ends Don Daughters and Bobby Green (also captain), and guard Nick Mellen.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1BrownL 13–2025,000[3]
October 8Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–2035,000[4]
October 15Army
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 17–2055,000[5]
October 22 No. 4 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–13[6]
October 29PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)W 26–7[7]
November 5Chicago
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 47–1320,000[8]
November 12Virginia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 40–1315,000[9]
November 19at YaleW 7–062,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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