1937 Harvard Crimson football team explained

Year:1937
Team:Harvard Crimson
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:5–2–1
Head Coach:Dick Harlow
Hc Year:3rd
Stadium:Harvard Stadium

The 1937 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 46.[1] [2]

Key players included fullback Vernon Struck, halfbacks Torbert "Torby" Macdonald and Frank Foley, quarterback Chief Boston, ends Don Daughters and Bobby Green, center Cliff Wilson, guard Joe Nee, and tackles Ken Booth and Al Kevorkian. Russ Allen was the team captain.[3]

The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1937 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. April 10, 2020.
  2. Web site: Harvard Football Yearly Records . GoCrimson.com . Harvard University . June 25, 2019 . August 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814061951/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results . dead .
  3. News: Harlow Praises Bobby Green's Fine End Play. The Boston Globe. October 19, 1937. 21. Newspapers.com.