1973 Harvard Crimson football team

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1973 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
Record7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDavid P. St. Pierre
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0
Harvard 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Penn 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –04 –3 –1
Cornell 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –7 –1
Princeton 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. They were led by third-year head coach Joseph Restic and played in the Ivy League. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 UMass *
W 24–719,100–19,200 [2] [3]
October 6 Boston University *
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 16–013,000 [4]
October 13 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 57–025,500 [5]
October 20at Cornell
W 21–1520,000 [6]
October 27 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 18–2431,000 [7]
November 3at Penn
W 34–3037,167 [8]
November 10 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 19–1416,000 [9]
November 17at Brown
W 35–3215,792 [10]
November 24at Yale
L 0–3541,247 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 2, 1973). "Harvard's Hopes at Stake In Penn Game Tomorrow". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ Nason, Jerry (September 28, 1973). "Harvard Opens with a Bang Leaves UMass in Dust, 24-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 7, 1973). "Harvard Sputters, but 3 Tetirick Field Goals Drop Terriers, 16-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 14, 1973). "Columbia Shut Out, 57-0; Harvard Is Easy Victor". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ "Harvard Downs Cornell; Crimson Triumphs, 21-15". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 21, 1973. p. S4.
  7. ↑ McGowen, Deane (October 28, 1973). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard; Crimson Upset, 24-18". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ↑ Strauss, Michael (November 4, 1973). "Harvard Conquers Penn with a Late Pass, 34-30". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ Cady, Steve (November 11, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Princeton 19-14 Loser". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ↑ Cady, Steve (November 18, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Brown Bows, 35-32". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Rogan Guides Elis". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ↑ "1973 Harvard football Schedule". Harvard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  13. ↑ "1973 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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