1958 Harvard Crimson football team

1958 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRobert T. Shaunessy
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Buffalo*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 3–6 6,000 [3]
October 4 at Cornell
L 14–21 15,000 [4]
October 11 Lehigh*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 20–0 9,000 [5]
October 18 at Columbia
W 26–0 23,000 [6]
October 25 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 16–8 22,500 [7]
November 1 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 6–19 16,500 [8]
November 8 at Princeton
L 14–16 35,000 [9]
November 15 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 22–29 15,000 [10]
November 22 Yale
W 28–0 40,200 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Buffalo Triumphs in Rain on Blocked Crimson Kick". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 28, 1958. p. S1.
  4. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 5, 1958). "Cornell Checks Harvard, 21 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 26, 1958). "Crimson Upsets Dartmouth, 16-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Good, Herb (November 2, 1958). "Penn Rebounds to Stagger Harvard, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 16, 1958). "Finney Excels as Bruins Set Back Harvard, 29-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1958). "Harvard Routs Yale; Elis Downed, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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