1940 Harvard Crimson football team explained

Year:	1940
Team:	Harvard Crimson
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	3–2–3
Head Coach:	Dick Harlow
Hc Year:	6th
Stadium:	Harvard Stadium

The 1940 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 3–2–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 77 to 49.^{[1] [2]}

Harvard was ranked at No. 51 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[3]

The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1940 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. April 11, 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: Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings. The Boston Globe. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 19, 1940. 22. Newspapers.com.