The 1958 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.
| 1958 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–5 (3–4 Ivy) |
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| Captain | Robert T. Shaunessy |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their second year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents 149 to 99. Robert T. Shaunessy was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 126 to 93.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Buffalo* |
| L 3–6 | 6,000 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | at Cornell | L 14–21 | 15,000 | [4] | |||
| October 11 | Lehigh* |
| W 20–0 | 9,000 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | at Columbia | W 26–0 | 23,000 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | Dartmouth |
| W 16–8 | 22,500 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | Penn |
| L 6–19 | 16,500 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | at Princeton | L 14–16 | 35,000 | [9] | |||
| November 15 | Brown |
| L 22–29 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | Yale |
| W 28–0 | 40,200 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Buffalo Triumphs in Rain on Blocked Crimson Kick". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 28, 1958. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (October 5, 1958). "Cornell Checks Harvard, 21 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1958). "Harvard Bops Lehigh, 20-0; QB Ravenel the Whole Show". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 19, 1958). "Columbia Beaten; Harvard Eleven Grabs 4 Lion Fumbles and Scores by 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 26, 1958). "Crimson Upsets Dartmouth, 16-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Good, Herb (November 2, 1958). "Penn Rebounds to Stagger Harvard, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 9, 1958). "Tigers Vanquish Harvard in Big 3 Opener, 16 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (November 16, 1958). "Finney Excels as Bruins Set Back Harvard, 29-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1958). "Harvard Routs Yale; Elis Downed, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.