| 1957 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 3–5 (2–5 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Thomas B. Hooper |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 college football season.
In their first year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored 180 to 78. Thomas B. Hooper was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 2–5 conference record finished seventh in the Ivy League. The Crimson were outscored 173 to 64 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | Cornell |
| L 6–20 | 13,000 | [3] | ||
| October 12 | Ohio* |
| W 14–7 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 19 | Columbia |
| W 19–6 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
| October 26 | Dartmouth |
| L 0–26 | 30,000 | [6] | ||
| November 2 | at Penn | W 13–6 | 16,381 | [7] | |||
| November 9 | Princeton |
| L 20–28 | 31,000 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | Brown |
| L 6–33 | 17,000 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | at Yale | L 0–54 | 55,817 | [10] | |||
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Briordy, William J. (October 6, 1957). "Cornell Sets Back Harvard Team, 20-6, with 2d-Half Drive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Harvard Eleven Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Defeat Ohio University". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1957. p. S4.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 20, 1957). "Crimson Defeats Columbia by 19-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 27, 1957). "Indians' First-Half Drive Crushes Harvard, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 3, 1957). "Harvard Turns Back Penn's Eleven, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 10, 1957). "Princeton Downs Harvard, 28 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 17, 1957). "Brown University Overcomes Harvard on Gridiron for Third Straight Time". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 24, 1957). "Yale Routs Harvard, 54-0; Eli Passes Click". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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