1928 Harvard Crimson football team

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| year = 1928

| team = Harvard Crimson

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 5–2–1

| head_coach = Arnold Horween

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Arthur E. French

| stadium = Harvard Stadium

}}

The 1928 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its third season under head coach Arnold Horween, Harvard compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 29. Arthur E. French was the team captain.{{cite web|title=1928 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1928-schedule.html}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results |title=Harvard Football Yearly Records |work=GoCrimson.com |publisher=Harvard University |access-date=August 13, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814061951/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Media_Center_Football_Yearly_Results |url-status=dead }} The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston.

Schedule

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|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1928|team=Springfield Gymnasts|title=Springfield}}|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA|W 30-0||

|October 13||North Carolina|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA|W 20-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-harvard-enjoys/136479676/|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|title=Harvard enjoys one big period to win, 20 to 0|date=October 14, 1928|accessdate=December 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20| |Army|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA|L 0-15||

|October 27| |Dartmouth|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA (rivalry)|W 19-7|53,000|{{cite news |title=Harvard Repulses Dartmouth by 19-7 |first=Richards |last=Vidmer |date=October 28, 1928 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

|November 3||Lehigh|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA|W 39-0||

|November 10||Penn|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA (rivalry)|L 0-7||

|November 17||Holy Cross|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA|T 0-0||

|November 24|at|Yale|Yale Bowl|New Haven, CT (rivalry)|W 17-0||{{cite news|title=Harvard's Sweeping Power Crushes Yale In Completely Convincing 17-0 Victory: Eli Eleven Outclassed In Everything Save Punting|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=November 25, 1928|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107393225/harvards-sweeping-power-crushes-yale/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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