Buffalo at Harvard

Saturday, October 1, 1932

Harvard beat Buffalo 66–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayBuffalo0–⁠2 in 1932
0
HomeHarvard5–⁠3 in 1932
66

Final

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: HARVARD CRUSHES FIRST FOE, 66 TO 0 Using Simple Plays, Smooth Team Runs Rough-Shod Over Buffalo.

    Evening star, October 2, 1932, page 62

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    HARVARD CRUSHES FIRST FOE, 66 TO 0 Using Simple Plays, Smooth Team Runs Rough-Shod Over Buffalo. ~ AMBRIDGE, Mass, october L. A smoothly working and SEEM ingly powerful Harvard foot ball machine opened its season today In impressive fashion with a 66-to-O triumph over the Buffalo team, which was battered and bruised a week ago by Cornell. Using nothing but simple power plays and passes from orthodox formations, the Harvard backs, regulars and reserves alike, skirted the ends and plowed through the line almost at will Coach Eddie Casey started his strong est combination, but before the first period had ended parade of substitutes began which saw virtually the entire squad in action before the contest ended The veteran Jack Orchard opened the scoring with two touchdowns early in the first quarter, and then was sup planted by John Grady, a substitute, who made two touchdowns on his own account in addition to several spectacular runs Buffalo, hopelessly outclassed, had two moments OF glory. once in the second period. when it stopped the Harvard attack on the 2-yard line, and again In the same period when a Harvard Drop kick was blocked and recovered by Bob Rich, who ran 40 yards before Harvard tacklerS brought him down.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 3, 1932, page 5 (results column)

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    GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY The following are scores of prin- ciral football games played last Saturday afternoon: Santa Clara O; Oregon T. Washington State 0; Southern Caiforn-a 20 [, Montana 13; Washington 26. Stamford 27; Oregon State 0. California g; Olympic Club 6. Nevada 0; St. Mary’s 36. Utah 54; Colorado College 6. Clemson 14; George Tech S2. Pittsburgh 40; West Virginia 0. Providence 6; Holy Cross 26. L,cyole of Baltimore 0; Boston Coqlese 20. Wfmont 0; Dartmouth 32. FLebannon Valley 0; Penn State 2Tg Ftirman O; Army 13. Ohio Wesleyan T; Ohio State 34 Baltimore 0; Fordham 69. .s fichsgan’ State 6; Michigan 26 Miami T; Illinois 20. Bates o; Yale 0. Ohio University s; Indiana T. Missouri 0; Northwestern 27 South Dakota State 0; Mime Sota 12. Marquette 2; Wisconsin T. Buffalo 0; Harvard 66. Niagara O; Cornell 0. Amherst 0; Princeton 22.

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 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1958Buffalo 6, Harvard 3
1932Harvard 66, Buffalo 0

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