1914 Harvard Crimson football team explained

Year:1914
Team:Harvard Crimson
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:7–0–2
Head Coach:Percy Haughton
Hc Year:7th
Captain:Charles Brickley
Stadium:Harvard Stadium

The 1914 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1914 college football season. The Crimson finished with an undefeated record under seventh-year head coach Percy Haughton. Harvard outscored its opponents by a combined score of but tied Penn State and Brown.[1] [2]

Walter Camp selected four Harvard players (end Huntington "Tack" Hardwick, tackle Walter Trumbull, guard Stan Pennock, and halfback Eddie Mahan) as first-team members of his All-American Team.[3]

The Crimson played in the inaugural game at the Yale Bowl on November 21; Harvard defeated rival Yale, 36–0, with over 68,000 in attendance.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1914 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Harvard Football Yearly Records . GoCrimson.com . Harvard University . August 13, 2014 . August 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814061951/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results . dead .
  3. News: Walter Camp's Three All-American Elevens. The Syracuse Herald. 1914-12-13.
  4. News: Yale Bowl starts big, and 100 years later, it remains special . Hartford Courant . (Connecticut) . Amore . Dom . November 13, 2014. December 1, 2017.
  5. News: Yale victim of bad breaks or score might have been closer . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . November 22, 1914 . 1, part 3.
  6. News: Greatest football crowd ever, sees big match . The Day . (New London, Connecticut) . November 21, 1914 . 13 .