1924 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1924 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1924 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Bob Fisher, Harvard compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 78 to 61. Malcolm W. Greenough was the team captain.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston.

1924 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Bob Fisher (6th season)
Captain	Malcolm W. Greenough
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Yale			–					6	–	0	–	2
No. 8 Penn			–					9	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Bucknell			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	2	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	1	–	3
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	1
Springfield			–					4	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					4	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4		Virginia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 14–0
October 11		Middlebury	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 16–6
October 18		Holy Cross	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 12–6
October 25		Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–6	51,000
November 1		Boston University	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 13–0		[3]
November 8		Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–34
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–7		[4][5][6][7]
November 22		at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 6–19
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1924 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
2. "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
3. "Harvard Subs Get Two Touchdowns". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1924. pp. 1, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Crimson Faces Gruelling Test". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Brown Beats Harvard For Third Time In A Row". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 16, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Brown Wins From Harvard Again, 7-0 (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 16, 1924. p. 21. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Smith, J. C. (November 16, 1924). "Bear Tracks In The Stadium". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .