1942 Harvard Crimson football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1942
| team = Harvard Crimson
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 2–6–1
| head_coach = Dick Harlow
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Harvard Stadium
}}
{{1942 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1942 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored 123-52 by opponents.{{cite web |title=Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results |publisher=Harvard University |location=Cambridge, Mass. |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334}}
Harvard was ranked at No. 64 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.{{cite news|title=Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2|newspaper=Twin City Sentinel|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 16, 1942|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1942
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
| September 26 | | North Carolina Pre-Flight
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 0-13
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Navy Cadets Beat Harvard; Crimson Bows, 13-0 |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=September 27, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 3 | | Penn
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA (rivalry) | L 7-19
| 20,000 | {{cite news |title=Penn Eleven Beats Harvard by 19 to 7 |first=Robert F. |last=Kelley |date=October 4, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 10 | | William & Mary
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | T 7-7
| 10,000 | {{cite news |title=Harvard's Rally Ties W. and M., 7-7 |date=October 11, 1942 |page=S2 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 17 | | Dartmouth
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA (rivalry) | L 2-14
| 26,000 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Set Back by Dartmouth, 41-2 |first=Robert F. |last=Kelley |date=October 18, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 24 | | #11 Army
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 0-14
| 35,000 | {{cite news |title=Army Trips Harvard, 14-0, with Strong Ground Attack |first=Kingsley |last=Childs |date=October 25, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 31 | | Princeton
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA (rivalry) | W 19-14
| 20,000 | {{cite news |title=Crimson Sets Back Tigers on 50-Yard Pass at Close |first=Robert F. |last=Kelley |date=November 1, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 7 | @ | #11 Michigan
| Michigan Stadium | Ann Arbor, MI | L 7-35
| 25,534 | {{cite news |title=Michigan Downs Harvard, 35 to 7 |agency=Associated Press |date=November 8, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 14 | | Brown
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 7-0
| 9,000 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Upsets Brown Squad, 7-0 |date=November 15, 1942 |page=S3 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 21 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT (The Game) | L 3-7
| 24,000 | {{cite news |title=Yale Beats Harvard, 7-3; Hoopes Goes Over |first=Robert F. |last=Kelley |date=November 22, 1942 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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