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The Harvard–Penn football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Harvard Crimson and Penn Quakers. The first game was played in 1881. [1] In the first 18 games played in the series, Harvard won 13 and Penn won 5. By 1958 Penn pulled even with 14 games won by each school. There was 1 tie (1940).
As of 2018, 18 Harvard Crimson football players and 3 coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [ 49 ] William H. Lewis was the first African-American college football player and the first African-American All-American Tackle Marshall Newell was a four-time All-American from 1890 to 1893.
In the early years of the game, Harvard University and McGill University developed a rivalry that is credited with the establishment of modern American football. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first game played outside the United States occurred on October 23, 1874, when the Crimson defeated McGill 3–0 at Montreal , Quebec .
Penn (6-3, 3-3) intercepted Harvard in the second OT but missed the field goal, setting up mandatory two-point conversions in the third. After Penn failed on its try, Craig gave the ball to Scott ...
The 2024 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy ... No. 20 Harvard Crimson (7–1) vs Penn Quakers (4–4 ...
The 2024 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the ... No. 20 Harvard Crimson (7–1) vs Penn Quakers (4 ...
Officials incorrectly granted Princeton a timeout after a replay review. That wiped out Harvard's game-winning score in the third overtime.
In 25 seasons spanning 1869 through the 1894 title for the University of Pennsylvania, the consensus national champion was either Princeton (16 titles), Yale (13) or Harvard (2). [18] Football between Harvard and Yale was suspended for two years after the 1894 game in Springfield, Massachusetts was so violent that it was referred to as "The ...