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1928 Harvard Crimson football team

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1928 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainArthur E. French
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   9 – 0 – 0
West Chester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 0 – 1
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 NYU   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 2
CCNY   –   4 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 3
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 5 – 2
Providence   –   1 – 5 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its third season under head coach Arnold Horween, Harvard compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 29. Arthur E. French was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Springfield
W 30–0
October 13North Carolina
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 20–0[3]
October 20 Army
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–15
October 27 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 19–753,000[4]
November 3Lehigh
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 39–0
November 10Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 0–7
November 17Holy Cross
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
T 0–0
November 24at Yale
W 17–0[5]

References

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  1. ^ "1928 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Harvard enjoys one big period to win, 20 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Vidmer, Richards (October 28, 1928). "Harvard Repulses Dartmouth by 19-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Harvard's Sweeping Power Crushes Yale In Completely Convincing 17-0 Victory: Eli Eleven Outclassed In Everything Save Punting". The Hartford Courant. November 25, 1928. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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