1965 Harvard Crimson football team

1965 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–2–2 (3–2–2 Ivy)
Head coach	John Yovicsin (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	James S. Lentz (4th season)
Captain	Kenneth L. Boyda
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Princeton	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Harvard	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1965 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League.

In their ninth year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 5–2–2 record and outscored opponents 120 to 62. Kenneth L. Boyda was the team captain. ^[1]

Harvard's 3–2–2 conference record was the third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 70 to 55. ^[2]

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

Actor Tommy Lee Jones was a guard on the team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Holy Cross *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 17–7	20,000	[3]
October 2	Tufts *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 33–0	15,000	[4]
October 9	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 21–6	12,000	[5]
October 16	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	T 3–3	20,000	[6]
October 23	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–14	39,000	[7]
October 30	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	T 10–10	16,415	[8]
November 6	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 6–14	34,000	[9]
November 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 17–8	7,300	[10]
November 20	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 13–0	50,819	[11]
*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. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Nason, Jerry (September 26, 1965). "Rookie QB, Leo Rally Crimson, 17-7". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Reserve QB Sparks Harvard Triumph". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. September 26, 1965. p. 4D.
4. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 3, 1965). "Leo-Less Harvard Dazes Tufts, 33-0". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Harvard Clips Columbia, 21-6". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 10, 1965. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Danzig, Allison (October 17, 1965). "Harvard in 3-3 Tie; Zogby of Cornell Kicks Tying Goal". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1965). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard by 14-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. McGowen, Deane (October 31, 1965). "Kicked Free Ball Helps Penn Tie Favored Harvard, 10 to 10". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 7, 1965). "Princeton Takes 16th in Row; Tigers Score, 14-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Litsky, Frank (November 14, 1965). "Harvard Tops Brown, 17-8, as Hall of Bruins Is Checked". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
11. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 21, 1965). "Harvard Stops Elis, 13-0, on 2d-Half Ground Drive". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.