Ohio at Harvard

Saturday, October 12, 1957

Harvard beat Ohio 14–⁠7. It was their third meeting; Harvard leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayOhio0–⁠1 in 1957
7
HomeHarvard3–⁠5 in 1957
14

FinalHigh 60°F, low 40°FAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: |Stohuro Scores Twice As Harvard Tops Ohio

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1957, page 66

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    |Stohuro Scores Twice As Harvard Tops Ohio CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. Il R.-Harvard sprang triple threat Walt Stahura loose foltwo scoring jauntS in the third period for a hard-earned l4–⁠1 football victory over Ohio Uni versity today. Stahura. a senior quarter back who had to switch 10 right halfback because Of q hand injury. spanked the Grim son TO its first victory under the guidance Of Coach John Yovicsin. He capped a 63-yard drive after the kickon opening the third period by taking a pitch out and racing 81 yards into the end zone. Minutes later he closed out a 47-yard march by travelling II yards on the same play. The Bobcats. a determined but outgunned eleven. went So yards in nine plays for their only touchdown late in the fourth period. Tim Behrendt reserve halfback. slammed over from two yards out as the climax. The scoring march was

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)

Ohio 53% to win. Harvard won as Elo’s underdog.

Harvard leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
1957Harvard 14, Ohio 7
1954Harvard 27, Ohio 13
1953Harvard 16, Ohio 0

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