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1969 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1969 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Harvard fell to a fifth-place tie in 1969.

1969 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJohn F. Cramer
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Yale + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Harvard 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their 13th year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 166 to 165. John F. Cramer was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for fifth-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 153 to 142 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 13–0 25,000 [3]
October 4 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 10–13 26,000 [4]
October 11 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 51–0 15,000 [5]
October 18 at Cornell
L 24–41 14,000 [6]
October 25 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 10–24 40,000 [7]
November 1 at Penn
W 20–6 30,943 [8]
November 8 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 20–51 28,000 [9]
November 15 at Brown
L 17–24 15,900 [10]
November 22 at Yale
L 0–7 62,562 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 25. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Rosa, Francis (September 28, 1969). "B.C. and Harvard Win Openers; Crimson Stops Holy Cross, 13-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boston U.'s Late Touchdown Ends Harvard Streak, 13 to 10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 5, 1969. p. S4.
  5. ^ Harvin, Al (October 12, 1969). "Harvard Triumphs over Columbia, 51-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "5 by Big R-Ed a Harvard Jolt". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Keese, Parton (October 26, 1969). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard, 24-10, for 5th Straight; Misplays the Key". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Harvin, Al (November 2, 1969). "Harvard Defeats Penn, 20 to 6, as Hornblower Paces Attack with 173 Yards". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  9. ^ Anderson, Dave (November 9, 1969). "Princeton and Dartmouth Win to Stay in Ivy Tie; Harvard Beaten". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 16, 1969). "Brown Subdues Harvard; Bruins Triumph, 24-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 23, 1969). "Princeton and Yale Win, Tie Dartmouth for Title; Elis Top Harvard, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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