![]() Harman from The Scarlet Letter, 1940 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | November 5, 1900
Died | December 17, 1969 Highland Park, New Jersey | (aged 69)
Playing career | |
1920–1921 | Pittsburgh |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1922–1929 | Haverford |
1930 | Sewanee |
1931–1937 | Penn |
1938–1941 | Rutgers |
1946–1955 | Rutgers |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 140–107–7 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
9 Middle Three (1938–1939, 1946–1949, 1952–1954) | |
Awards | |
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1960) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1981 (profile) |
Harvey John Harman (November 5, 1900 – December 17, 1969) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Haverford College (1922–1929), Sewanee: The University of the South (1930), the University of Pennsylvania (1931–1937), and Rutgers University (1938–1941, 1946–1955), compiling a career college football record of 140–107–7. Harman was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1981.
Harman played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. From 1931 to 1937, he coached at Penn, where he compiled a 31–23–2 record. Between 1938 and 1955, he coached at Rutgers, where he compiled a 74–44–2 record. He served in the Navy during World War II.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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Haverford (Independent) (1922–1929) | |||||||||
1922 | Haverford | 1–6–1 | |||||||
1923 | Haverford | 3–6 | |||||||
1924 | Haverford | 3–6 | |||||||
1925 | Haverford | 4–4 | |||||||
1926 | Haverford | 6–1 | |||||||
1927 | Haverford | 5–3 | |||||||
1928 | Haverford | 4–4 | |||||||
1929 | Haverford | 6–1–1 | |||||||
Haverford: | 32–31–1 | ||||||||
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Conference) (1930) | |||||||||
1930 | Sewanee | 3–6–1 | 1–4 | 18th | |||||
Sewanee: | 3–6–1 | 1–4 | |||||||
Penn Quakers (Independent) (1931–1937) | |||||||||
1931 | Penn | 6–3 | |||||||
1932 | Penn | 6–2 | |||||||
1933 | Penn | 2–4–1 | |||||||
1934 | Penn | 4–4 | |||||||
1935 | Penn | 4–4 | |||||||
1936 | Penn | 7–1 | 10 | ||||||
1937 | Penn | 2–5–1 | |||||||
Penn: | 31–23–2 | ||||||||
Rutgers Queensmen (Middle Three Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
1938 | Rutgers | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1939 | Rutgers | 7–1–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1940 | Rutgers | 5–4 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1941 | Rutgers | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
Rutgers Queensmen / Scarlet Knights (Middle Three Conference) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
1946 | Rutgers | 7–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1947 | Rutgers | 8–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1948 | Rutgers | 7–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1949 | Rutgers | 6–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1950 | Rutgers | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1951 | Rutgers | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1952 | Rutgers | 4–4–1 | 1–0 | T–1st | |||||
1953 | Rutgers | 2–6 | 1–0 | 1st | |||||
1954 | Rutgers | 3–6 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
1955 | Rutgers | 3–5 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
Rutgers: | 33–26–1 | 19–7 | |||||||
Total: | 140–104–7 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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