1964 Harvard Crimson football team

1964 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	John Yovicsin (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	James S. Lentz (3rd season)
Captain	John F. O’Brien
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1963 1965  →

1964 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Princeton $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Brown	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Penn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1964 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished second in the Ivy League.

In their eighth year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 131 to 123. John F. O’Brien was the team captain. ^[1]

Harvard's 5–2 conference record was the second-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 90 to 85. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	UMass *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 20–14	20,000–21,000	[3] [4]
October 3	Bucknell *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 21–24	14,000	[5]
October 10	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 3–0	24,780	[6]
October 17	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 16–0	8,000	[7]
October 24	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–48	32,500	[8]
October 31	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 34–0	10,000	[9]
November 7	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–16	39,000	[10]
November 14	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 19–7	15,000	[11]
November 21	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 18–14	39,909	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

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. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. McGowen, Deane (September 27, 1964). "Harvard Defeats Redmen, 20 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
5. Nason, Jerry (October 4, 1964). "Bucknell Shocks Harvard". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell 24, Harvard 21". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. October 4, 1964. p. 4C.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1964). "Harvard Defeats Columbia, 3 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 18, 1964). "Harvard Defeats Cornell by 16-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Strauss, Michael (October 25, 1964). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard, 48-0; Half-Time Score 35-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Strauss, Michael (November 1, 1964). "Harvard Tops Penn, 34-0; Bilodeau Paces Crimson". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Litsky, Frank (November 8, 1964). "Harvard Is Crushed, 16-0; 3 Field Goals Help". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. "Harvard Sets Back Brown, 19-7, as Grant Scores on 82-Yard Return of Punt". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 15, 1964. p. S5.
12. Wallace, William N. (November 22, 1964). "Leo's 46-Yard Run Beats Elis, 18-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.