1971 Harvard Crimson football team

1971 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
1971 record	5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (1st season)
Captain	David A. Ignacio
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1970 1972  →

1971 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Columbia	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1971 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their first year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 180 to 167. David A. Ignacio was the team captain. ^[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 147 to 139. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Holy Cross *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 16–21	14,000	[3]
October 2	Northeastern *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 17–7	15,000	[4]
October 9	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 21–19	13,500	[5]
October 16	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 16–21	20,000	[6]
October 23	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 13–16	33,500	[7]
October 30	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 28–27	21,770	[8]
November 6	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 10–21	23,000	[9]
November 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 24–19	11,500	[10]
November 20	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 35–16	51,238	[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. 25. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Cady, Steve (September 26, 1971). "Holy Cross Ends Slump in 21-16 Harvard Upset". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
4. "Harvard Rallies for 17-7 Victory". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1971. p. S4.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 10, 1971). "Harvard Tops Columbia, 21-19; Conversions Beat Lions". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 17, 1971). "Cornell Subdues Harvard by 21-16". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 24, 1971). "Dartmouth 16-13 Victor; Late Field Goal Downs Harvard". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 31, 1971). "Harvard Tops Penn, 28-27, as Quakers' Late Conversion Try Fails". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
9. Roberts, Ernie (November 7, 1971). "Princeton Raps Harvard, 21-10; Tigers Get Stoeckel Six Times". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Wallace, William N. (November 14, 1971). "Harvard Topples Brown on Crone's Pass, 24 to 19". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
11. Wallace, William N. (November 21, 1971). "Harvard Sets Back Yale on Big First Half, 35-16". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.