1953-54 Harvard Crimson — schedule and results

The 1953-54 Harvard Crimson went 9-16 (2-12 in the Ivy) under head coach Norman Shepard. Simple Rating System: -14.61.

Game-by-game results (17 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1953-12-12at Brown BearsL 51–62Marvel Gym
1953-12-16at Cornell Big RedL 53–64Barton Hall
1953-12-29at Dartmouth Big GreenL 69–77Alumni Gym
1954-01-08vs Columbia LionsL 57–63Lavietes Pavilion
1954-01-09vs Princeton TigersW 64–53Lavietes Pavilion
1954-01-16vs Yale BulldogsW 66–54Lavietes Pavilion
1954-02-06vs Navy MidshipmenL 69–71Lavietes Pavilion
1954-02-10vs Boston College EaglesL 52–73Lavietes Pavilion
1954-02-13vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 59–68Lavietes Pavilion
1954-02-17at Dartmouth Big GreenL 60–78Alumni Gym
1954-02-20at Princeton TigersL 56–59Dillon Gym
1954-02-22at Columbia LionsL 51–69University Gymnasium
1954-02-24vs Brown BearsL 61–75Lavietes Pavilion
1954-02-27vs Cornell Big RedL 60–85Lavietes Pavilion
1954-03-03at Pennsylvania QuakersL 46–87The Palestra
1954-03-06at Yale BulldogsL 63–77Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1954-03-08vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 73–92Lavietes Pavilion

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