1946 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1946 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1946 college football season. In its 10th season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 214 to 65.[1]

1946 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	7–2
Head coach	Dick Harlow (10th season)
Captain	Cleo A. O'Donnell
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1946 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Despite the end of World War II and return of its longtime coach from military service in 1945, Harvard continued to designate its football program "informal" that year. The 1946 season thus represented the return of "major" college football to Harvard for the first time since fall 1942.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Connecticut		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 7–0	14,000	[3]
October 5	Tufts		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 49–0	16,000	[4]
October 12	at Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 13–12	35,000	[5]
October 19	Coast Guard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 69–0	15,000	[6]
October 26	Holy Cross	No. 20	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 13–6	40,000	[7]
November 2	Rutgers	No. 17	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–13	12,000	[8]
November 9	at Dartmouth		Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 21–7	16,000	[9]
November 16	Brown		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 28–0	20,000	[10]
November 23	No. 15 Yale		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 14–27	57,300	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1946 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. Danzig, Allison (September 26, 1945). "Harvard Material Lacks Experience". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 18.
3. Miller, Vern (September 29, 1946). "Cleo O'Donnell Jr. Snares Pass to Give Harvard 7-0 Win; U-Conn Huskies Bow as Crimson Leader Scores with 4 Minutes Left". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Webb, Melville (October 6, 1946). "Harvard Crushes Tufts Eleven, 49-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
5. O'Gara, Frank (October 13, 1946). "Harvard Wins, 13-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Webb, Melville (October 20, 1946). "Harvard Gridmen Sink Coast Guard, 69 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
7. King, Bill (October 27, 1946). "Undefeated Harvard Beats Holy Cross Eleven, 13 to 6". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Noonan, Tom (November 3, 1946). "Rutgers Trips Harvard, 13-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 10, 1946). "Harvard Subdues Dartmouth, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Blair, William M. (November 17, 1946). "Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
11. Young, Dick (November 24, 1946). "Yale Blasts Harvard, 27-14, for Big 3 Title". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.