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The 1953 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1953 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents 146 to 78. Richard J. Clasby was the team captain.[1]

ConferenceIvy League
Record6–2 (3–2 Ivy)
Headcoach
CaptainRichard J. Clasby
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1953 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–2 (3–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRichard J. Clasby
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
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1953 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cornell3–0–24–3–2
Harvard3–2–06–2–0
Yale3–2–15–2–2
Princeton3–3–05–4–0
Columbia2–3–04–5–0
Dartmouth2–3–02–7–0
Brown0–3–03–5–1
Penn0–0–13–5–1
  • The Ivy League in 1953 completed on a league basis in baseball, basketball, hockey, tennis and swimming. In football, there was an agreement among the schools to establish conditions to assure sportsmanship and amateurism. Moreover, newspapers regularly printed football standings for the Ivy League schools.
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Harvard was part of the informal Ivy League in 1953. Harvard had the second best record in games against Ivy opponents (3–2).

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Ohio
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 16–0 14,500 [2]
October 10 Colgate
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 28–26 12,000 [3]
October 17 at Columbia L 0–6 20,000 [4]
October 24 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 20–14 24,000 [5]
October 31 Davidson
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 42–6 8,500 [6]
November 7 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 0–6 24,000 [7]
November 14 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 27–20 20,500 [8]
November 21 at Yale W 13–0 65,000 [9]
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