1930 Harvard Crimson football team

1930 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Arnold Horween (5th season)
Captain	Ben Ticknor
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1929 1931  →

1930 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colgate			–					9	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
St. John's			–					7	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	2
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	2
CCNY			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
Manhattan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					1	–	7	–	1
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University. They were led by fifth-year head coach Arnold Horween and played their home games at Harvard Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Vermont	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 35–0		[1]
October 11	Springfield (MA)	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 27–0		[2]
October 18	Army	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–6	60,000	[3]
October 25	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 2–7	40,000	[4]
November 1	William & Mary	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 13–13		[5]
November 8	Michigan	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 3–6	43,913	[6]
November 15	Holy Cross	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–27	35,000	[7]
November 22	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 13–0	78,000	[8]

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References

1. "Vermont loses to Harvard 35–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 6, 1930. Retrieved June 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Five regulars missing from line-up, as Crimson hammers way to 27–0 triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Alert and powerful West Point team grinds out 6 to 0 triumph over Harvard". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dartmouth is victor". The Indianapolis Star. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Harvard tied by William Mary 13–13". The Minneapolis Journal. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Bill King (November 9, 1930). "Harvard wilts before Wolve defense, 6 to 3". Capital Times. Associated Press.
7. "Holy Cross pulls surprise on Harvard". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Harvard whips Yale, Booth and all, 13 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "1930 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.