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1979 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1979 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1979 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMichael G. Brown
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Brown 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Penn 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their ninth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 157 to 148. Michael G. Brown was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 131 to 123.[2]

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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Columbia
W 26–7 4,525 [3]
September 29 UMass*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–20 15,000 [4]
October 6 No. T–3 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 10–14 12,500 [5]
October 13 at Cornell
L 14–41 9,000 [6]
October 20 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–10 32,000 [7]
October 27 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–9 15,000 [8]
November 3 at Brown
L 14–23 8,760 [9]
November 10 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 41–26 7,500 [10]
November 17 at Yale
W 22–7 72,000 [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. pp. 28–29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Haynes, Walter (September 23, 1979). "Harvard Wings Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1979). "UMass Zings Crimson, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Eisenberg, Harry (October 7, 1979). "Jensen Lifts BU over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Visser, Lesley (October 14, 1979). "Cornell Adds to Harvard Plight". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 21, 1979). "Sawch Kicks Green over Harvard, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Visser, Lesley (October 28, 1979). "Harvard Falls". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 4, 1979). "Brown Tips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 11, 1979). "Harvard Wins ... at Last". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 18, 1979). "Harvard Gets Up, Yale Goes Down, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
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