Dartmouth at Harvard
Saturday, October 28, 1922 Share
Harvard beat Dartmouth 12–3. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 25–2–2.
FinalHigh 48°F, low 30°F
In the newspapers

Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., October 29, 1922, page 1
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$4,000 PERSONS SEE DARTMOUTH DEFEATED, l2–3 Harvard Sends the Visitors Back to the Hills Beaten After the First Contest in Ten Years. ri Cambridge, Mass, Oct. IS Thy the Associated Press. 1.-The team that Dartmouth brought to the Stadium to meet Harvard today after an absence of ten years, goes back to the hills defeated, IL to 3, but with $4,000 spectators witness es to an unrelenting fight and rushing power that flashed into its greatest strength too late. A touchdown by Percy Jenkins substitute end, made when he in tercepted an awkwardly thrown pass from Harris to Mills and ran 55 yards to the goal, was half the Crimson scoring. A drop kick by Captain Buell. in the second period, booted Is yards, and goal from placement kick by owen made in the third period on the 32-yard line were the other scoring factors. They succeeded where other Grim son kicking attempts for goal failed. Dartmouth in defeat lost moth ing of promise for its later games. It’s attack was not SO strong as the Crimson’s. but its defense was good enough to hold Harvard for downs twice, once on the two-yard line in the third period

Bisbee daily review, October 29, 1922, page 5
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Harvard Wins From Dartmouth 12 to 5 CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 2S.-(By The Associated Press.) - The team that Dartmouth brought to the sta dium to meet Harvard today, after an absence of ten years, goes back to the hills defeated, 12 to 3. but with 53,OOO spectators witnesses to an ex- citing fight and rushing power that flashed into it’s greatest strength too late. A touchdown by Percy Jenkins, sub stitute end, made when he interrupted an awkwardly thrown pass from Harris to Mills and ran 55 yards to the goal, was half the Crimson SCOT ing. A drop kick by Captain Buell., ln the second period, booted 15 yards, and a goal from placement kick by Owen, made in the third period from the 32-yard line were the other SCOT ing factors. They succeeded where other Crimson kicking attempts for goal failed. Dartmouth in defeat lost nothing ot promise for the latter games. Its at tack was not so strong as the Grim sons, but it’s defense was good enough to hold Harvard for downs twice, once one the 2-yard line in the third period.

The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., October 29, 1922, page 10
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HARVARD DEFEATS DARTMOUTH ELEVEN Jenkins Intereepts Forward Pass and Makes Touehdown-Dro Kicks by Owen and Buell.. :. - $500 r. - CAMBRIDGE, Massa@ Oct. 2S.-The team that partmnoafh brought TO the stadinEn to- meet Harvard today after an absence OF. ten years goes back to the Hills detected ~ TO e. But with $4,000 spectatprs@ witnesses 10 { an unrelenting : a touchdown- By Percy Jenkins, sub stitute end. made when he Intercepted an ykWardfy throHn pass end ran 50 Yards to the goal was. haE: Of. the Grim son scoring - :. ~ = = r. 4 CROP HEX Ca ptatp Buell. IN the second neriod, and4as1 goal from placement kicked by owen, made. in the third per iodS from the 32-yarl line were the .other scoring factors.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Harvard 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Dartmouth–Harvard gameHarvard leads 63–40–4 in 107 meetings, counting the 78 since this game.
| 2025 | Harvard 31, Dartmouth 10 | |
| 2024 | Harvard 31, Dartmouth 27 | |
| 2023 | Harvard 17, Dartmouth 9 | |
| 2022 | Harvard 28, Dartmouth 13 | |
| 2021 | Dartmouth 20, Harvard 17 | |
| 2019 | Dartmouth 9, Harvard 6 |
Around this game
Dartmouth
- Next gamevs. Boston UniversityNov. 4, 1922
- SeasonDartmouth in 1922
- ProgramDartmouth history and records
Harvard
- Next gamevs. FloridaNov. 4, 1922
- SeasonHarvard in 1922
- ProgramHarvard history and records

