Columbia at Harvard

Saturday, October 2, 1948

Harvard beat Columbia 33–⁠24. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 7–⁠0.

AwayColumbia4–⁠5 in 1948
24
HomeHarvard4–⁠4 in 1948
33

FinalHigh 77°F, low 57°FAttendance 20,000

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Columbia 63% to win. Harvard won as Elo’s underdog.

Harvard leads 48–⁠13–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Harvard 31, Columbia 14
2024Harvard 26, Columbia 6
2023Harvard 38, Columbia 24
2022Columbia 21, Harvard 20
2021Harvard 49, Columbia 21
2019Columbia 17, Harvard 10

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