Davidson at Harvard
Saturday, November 1, 1952 Share
Harvard beat Davidson 35–26. It was their second meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 50°FAttendance 6,500
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Davidson–Harvard gameHarvard leads 3–0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1953 | Harvard 42, Davidson 6 | |
| 1952 | Harvard 35, Davidson 26 | |
| 1937 | Harvard 15, Davidson 0 |
Around this game
Davidson
- Next gamevs. RichmondNov. 8, 1952
- SeasonDavidson in 1952
- ProgramDavidson history and records
Harvard
- Next gameat PrincetonNov. 8, 1952
- SeasonHarvard in 1952
- ProgramHarvard history and records

