1949 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1949 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1949 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Arthur Valpey, the Crimson compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 276 to 103. Howard E. Houston was the team captain.[1]

1949 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
1949 record	1–8
Head coach	Arthur Valpey (2nd season)
Captain	Howard E. Houston
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1949 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–44	38,000	[2]
October 1	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–14	28,000	[3]
October 8	No. 17 Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–33	24,000	[4]
October 15	No. 2 Army	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–54	46,000	[5]
October 22	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 13–27	30,000	[6]
October 29	Holy Cross	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 22–14	25,000	[7]
November 5	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 13–33	28,000	[8]
November 12	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–28	23,000	[9]
November 19	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 6–29	61,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Stanford Swamps Harvard Eleven; Palo Alto Indians Rout Crimson, Tallying in Every Quarter, 44-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. S4.
3. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 2, 1949). "Columbia Defeats Harvard, 14-7; Great Lion Finish". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 9, 1949). "Cornell Topples Harvard by 33-14 with Strong Land and Air Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 16, 1949). "Army Tops Harvard, 54-14; Stephenson Tallies 4 Times". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. McGowen, Roscoe (October 23, 1949). "Dartmouth Stops Harvard by 27-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 30, 1949). "Harvard Defeats Holy Cross, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 6, 1949). "Princeton Beats Harvard; Tiger on Top, 33-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. "Brown Conquers Harvard, 28-14, with Strong Air and Land Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1949. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 20, 1949). "Yale Routs Harvard, 29-6; Jackson Eli Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.