Columbia at Harvard
Saturday, October 16, 1954 Share
Columbia beat Harvard 7–6. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 7–6.
FinalHigh 74°F, low 64°F, 0.71 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 17, 1954, page 63
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Columbia Noses Out Harvard, 7–6, With Last Quarter Score CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. 16.-- Columbia’s football team. which dropped its first three games. fashioned q slim 7–6 triumph today over Harvard before 1880. the winning margin coming on the extra point, booted by End Bob Dillingham;. Although the Light Blue out gained and outdefended the
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 68% to win. Columbia pulled the upset.
The series
Every Columbia–Harvard gameHarvard leads 48–13–1 in 62 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.
| 2025 | Harvard 31, Columbia 14 | |
| 2024 | Harvard 26, Columbia 6 | |
| 2023 | Harvard 38, Columbia 24 | |
| 2022 | Columbia 21, Harvard 20 | |
| 2021 | Harvard 49, Columbia 21 | |
| 2019 | Columbia 17, Harvard 10 |
Around this game
Columbia
- Next gamevs. ArmyOct. 23, 1954
- SeasonColumbia in 1954
- ProgramColumbia history and records
Harvard
- Next gamevs. DartmouthOct. 23, 1954
- SeasonHarvard in 1954
- ProgramHarvard history and records

