1957 Harvard Crimson football team

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1957 Harvard Crimson football team - Wikipedia

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1957 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	John Yovicsin (1st season)
Captain	Thomas B. Hooper
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion

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
October 5	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–20	13,000	^[3]
October 12	Ohio*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 14–7	10,000	^[4]
October 19	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 19–6	10,000	^[5]
October 26	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–26	30,000	^[6]
November 2	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 13–6	16,381	^[7]
November 9	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 20–28	31,000	^[8]
November 16	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–33	17,000	^[9]
November 23	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 0–54	55,817	^[10]
*Non-conference game

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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