1955 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1955 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1955 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Lloyd Jordan, the Crimson compiled a 3–4–1 record but outscored opponents 143 to 114. William M. Meigs was the team captain.[1]

1955 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
1955 record	3–4–1
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (6th season)
Captain	William M. Meigs
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1955 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hofstra			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

This would be Harvard's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Harvard had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the eight opponents on the Crimson's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Harvard's opponents.

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Massachusetts	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 60–6	12,500	[2]
October 8	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–20	13,000	[3]
October 15	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 21–7	15,000	[4]
October 22	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 9–14	13,500	[5]
October 29	Bucknell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 26–26	9,000	[6]
November 5	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 7–6	21,000	[7]
November 12	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–14	16,500	[8]
November 19	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 7–21	56,000	[9]

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1955). "Harvard Rolls over UMass Team, 60-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Harvard Rips Mass., 60-6". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 2, 1955. p. 4D.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1955). "Cornell Upsets Harvard, 20 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Effrat, Louis (October 16, 1955). "Crimson Subdues Columbia, 21 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. McGowen, Roscoe (October 23, 1955). "Dartmouth Trips Harvard, 14 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Late Harvard Surge Ties Bucknell, 26-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 30, 1955. p. S1.
7. McGowen, Roscoe (November 6, 1955). "Harvard Trips Princeton, 7-6; Crosby Kick Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Briordy, William J. (November 13, 1955). "Bruins Gain 14-6 Triumph as Balogh's Passes Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 20, 1955). "Yale Defeats Harvard, 21-7; Elis Seize Breaks". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.