1953 Harvard Crimson football team

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]

1953 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (4th season)
Captain	Richard J. Clasby
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Westminster (PA)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					6	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	3	–	2
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	2
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					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
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	Baker Field New York, NY	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	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 13–0	65,000	[9]

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Nason, Jerry (October 4, 1953). "Clasby Sparks Harvard to Victory". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1953). "Harvard Thwarts Colgate, 28 to 26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 18, 1953). "Columbia Beats Harvard, 6-0; Lion Pass Decides". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Strauss, Michael (October 25, 1953). "Harvard Turns Back Dartmouth, 20 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Nason, Jerry (November 1, 1953). "Lowenstein of Harvard Devastates Davidson with Passes, 42 to 6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 8, 1953). "Princeton Tops Harvard; Tiger Pass Wins, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Blunk, Frank M. (November 15, 1953). "Crimson is Victor over Brown, 27-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 22, 1953). "Harvard Trips Yale, 13-0; Big 3 Deadlocked". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.