Yale at Harvard
Saturday, November 23, 1946 Share
No. 15 Yale beat Harvard 27–14. It was the 63rd of their 120 meetings on file (of 141); after it, Yale led the series 36–21–6 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 58°F, low 30°FAttendance 57,300
On the newsreel
- YALE BEATS HARVARDComing from behind to overcome a 14-0 deficit, the Big Blue Elis score four touchdowns against the Cantabs. Levi Jackson and Ferd Nadherny pace the fighting Yale attack.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Harvard 63% to win. Yale won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Yale–Harvard gameOfficially, Yale leads 72–61–8; as played, 62–50–8 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 141 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.
| 2025 | Yale 45, Harvard 28 | |
| 2024 | Yale 34, Harvard 29 | |
| 2023 | Yale 23, Harvard 18 | |
| 2022 | Yale 19, Harvard 14 | |
| 2021 | Harvard 34, Yale 31 | |
| 2019 | Yale 50, Harvard 43 |
Around this game
Yale
- Next gamevs. Merchant MarineSept. 27, 1947
- SeasonYale in 1946
- ProgramYale history and records
Harvard
- Next gamevs. McDanielSept. 27, 1947
- SeasonHarvard in 1946
- ProgramHarvard history and records