1947 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1947 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1947 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 177 to 139.^[1]

1947 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Dick Harlow (11th season)
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Ivy Group football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Penn	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
Princeton	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Yale	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Columbia	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Brown	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Cornell	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

On October 11, 1947, at Charlottesville, Virginia, Harvard's Chester Middlebrook Pierce became the first African-American player to appear in a football game at a predominantly white university located south of the Potomac.^[2][3]

Harvard was ranked at No. 93 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Western Maryland	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 52–0	17,000	[5]
October 4	Boston University	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 19–14	30,000	[6]
October 11	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–47	24,000	[2]
October 18	Holy Cross	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 7–0	28,000	[7]
October 25	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–14	35,000	[8]
November 1	Rutgers	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–31	15,000	[9]
November 8	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–33	25,000	[10]
November 15	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 13–7	25,000	[11]
November 22	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 21–31	70,896	[12]

References

1. "1947 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. Vern Miller (October 12, 1947). "Talent-Loaded Virginia Eleven Thrashes Harvard, 47-0". The Boston Globe. pp. 27, 30 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Harvard's Chester Pierce was trailblazer in his field and on the field". Andscape. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Vern Miller (September 28, 1947). "Harvard Reveals Depth, Power Belting Western Maryland 52-0". The Boston Globe. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Jerry Nason (October 5, 1947). "Harvard Field Goal, Safety Subdue Stubborn B.U., 19-14". The Boston Globe. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Jerry Nason (October 19, 1947). "Lone Foray Into Hoya Territory Wins for Harvard, 7-0". The Boston Globe. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Jerry Nason (October 26, 1947). "Dartmouth Trips Harvard, 14-13". The Boston Globe. pp. 27, 32 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth Nips Harvard by 14-13 Score". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 26, 1947. p. 34.
9. Vern Miller (November 2, 1947). "Harvard Collapses, Superior Rutgers Rolls to 31-7 Triumph". The Boston Globe. pp. 29, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Melville Webb (November 9, 1947). "Princeton Claws Harvard, 33-7; Line Rips Crimson Wide Open". The Boston Globe. pp. 29–30 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Melville Webb (November 16, 1947). "Harvard Nips Brown in Fiery Finish, 13-7". The Boston Globe. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Vern Miller (November 23, 1947). "Yale Power Quells Fiery Crimson, 31-21". The Boston Globe. pp. 27, 30 – via Newspapers.com.