1924 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1924 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1924 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Bob Fisher, Harvard compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 78 to 61. Malcolm W. Greenough was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston.

1924 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainMalcolm W. Greenough
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Dartmouth     7 0 1
No. 3 Yale     6 0 2
No. 8 Penn     9 1 1
Rutgers     7 1 1
Bucknell     8 2 0
Lafayette     7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     7 2 0
Holy Cross     7 1 1
Army     5 1 2
Syracuse     8 2 1
Fordham     6 2 0
Lehigh     4 1 3
Boston College     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 1
Princeton     4 2 1
Springfield     4 2 1
Columbia     5 3 1
Pittsburgh     5 3 1
NYU     4 3 1
CCNY     4 3 0
Brown     5 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 4 0
Colgate     5 4 0
Cornell     4 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
Tufts     3 4 2
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 1
Villanova     2 5 1
Drexel     2 7 0
Vermont     2 7 0
Temple     1 4 0
Boston University     1 5 0
Buffalo     1 7 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4VirginiaW 14–0
October 11 Middlebury
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 16–6
October 18 Holy Cross
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 12–6
October 25 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 0–651,000
November 1Boston University
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 13–0[3]
November 8Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 0–34
November 152:00 p.m. Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–7[4][5][6][7]
November 22at YaleL 6–19

References

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  1. ^ "1924 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 Subs Get Two Touchdowns". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1924. pp. 1, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crimson Faces Gruelling Test". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Brown Beats Harvard For Third Time In A Row". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 16, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Brown Wins From Harvard Again, 7-0 (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 16, 1924. p. 21. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Smith, J. C. (November 16, 1924). "Bear Tracks In The Stadium". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .