1930 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainBen Ticknor
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
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1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colgate   –   9 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 1
St. John's   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 2
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
Manhattan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   5 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 2
Harvard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   1 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   1 – 7 – 1
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University. They were led by fifth-year head coach Arnold Horween and played their home games at Harvard Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Vermont
W 35–0[1]
October 11Springfield (MA)
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 27–0[2]
October 18Army
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–660,000[3]
October 25Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 2–740,000[4]
November 1William & Mary
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
T 13–13[5]
November 8Michigan
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 3–643,913[6]
November 15Holy Cross
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–2735,000[7]
November 22at Yale
W 13–078,000[8]

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References

  1. ^ "Vermont loses to Harvard 35–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 6, 1930. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Five regulars missing from line-up, as Crimson hammers way to 27–0 triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alert and powerful West Point team grinds out 6 to 0 triumph over Harvard". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth is victor". The Indianapolis Star. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Harvard tied by William Mary 13–13". The Minneapolis Journal. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bill King (November 9, 1930). "Harvard wilts before Wolve defense, 6 to 3". Capital Times. Associated Press.
  7. ^ "Holy Cross pulls surprise on Harvard". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Harvard whips Yale, Booth and all, 13 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1930 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.


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