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American college football season
The 1936 Harvard Crimson football team was an
American football team that represented
Harvard University as an independent during the
1936 college football season. In its second season under head coach
Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 112.
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[2] The team played its home games at
Harvard Stadium in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 3 |
Amherst | | W 38–6 | 15,000 |
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October 10 |
Brown | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| W 28–0 | 8,000 |
[4]
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October 17 |
Army | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| L 0–32 | 20,000 |
[5]
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October 24 |
Dartmouth | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA (
rivalry)
| L 7–26 | > 35,000 |
[6]
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October 31 | No. 17
Princeton | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA (
rivalry)
| T 14–14 | 25,000 |
[7]
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November 7 |
Virginia | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| W 65–0 | 10,000 |
[8]
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November 14 |
Navy | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| L 13–20 | 42,000 |
[9]
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November 21 | at
Yale | | L 13–14 | 58,000 |
[10]
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- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"1936 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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"Harvard Football Yearly Records". GoCrimson.com. Harvard University. Archived from
the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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"Greater Harvard Rips Amherst Line, 38-6". New York Daily News. October 4, 1936. p. 96 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Harvard Passes Muzzle Brown Bear, 28 to 0". New York Daily News. October 11, 1936. p. 107 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Todd Wright (October 18, 1936).
"Army Marches Over Harvard". New York Daily News. p. 106 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Grattan O'Connell (October 25, 1936).
"Smart and Powerful Dartmouth Indians Crush Hapless Harvard Team By 26 To 7". The Hartford Courant. p. 2C – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Harvard Holds Princeton To 14-14 Deadlock". Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1936. p. II-4 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Harvard Romps on Virginia, 65-0: Score Is One of Highest in Crimson History". The Roanoke Times. November 8, 1936. p. 21 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Navy Defeats Harvard, 20 to 13". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1936. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Jack Miley (November 22, 1936).
"Yale Staves Off Harvard's Rally And Wins, 14-13". New York Daily News. p. 38C – via
Newspapers.com.
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