Davidson at Harvard

Saturday, November 1, 1952

Harvard beat Davidson 35–⁠26. It was their second meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayDavidson2–⁠7 in 1952
26
HomeHarvard5–⁠4 in 1952
35

FinalHigh 71°F, low 50°FAttendance 6,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Little Davidson Makes Harvard Go AN-Out for 35-26 Victorv

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 2, 1952, page 67

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    Little Davidson Makes Harvard Go AN-Out for 35–⁠26 Victorv pulled Harvard ahead again, 1918. Fullback John Culver plunged two yards for touchdown to cap an 82-yard drive early in the final quarter, but White ratified Harward with his payoff kick return. En- route to it’s fifth win in six starts. Harvard totaled 214 yards overland and 129 in the air, with Clasby completing z of Is throws and rolling for 1873 yards on foot. Davidson had SO yards rushing and 121 on passes, with Ruth making good 6 Of 13 pitches for IS yards. Harvard “ q IL 1A-35

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 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Harvard leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1953Harvard 42, Davidson 6
1952Harvard 35, Davidson 26
1937Harvard 15, Davidson 0

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