1978 Harvard Crimson football team

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1978 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainSteven C. Potysman
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0
Brown 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Yale 4 –1 –25 –2 –2
Cornell 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Harvard 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Columbia 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
Princeton 1 –4 –22 –5 –2
Penn 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard tied for fifth place in the Ivy League.

In their eighth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 196 to 189. Steven C. Potysman was the team captain. [1]

Harvard's 2–4–1 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 168 to 162 by Ivy opponents. [2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 19–21 12,000 [3]
September 30 UMass *
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 10–0 12,200 [4]
October 7 Colgate *
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 24–21 12,500 [5]
October 14 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 20–25 6,000 [6]
October 21 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 24–19 28,500 [7]
October 28 at Princeton
T 24–24 17,500 [8]
November 4 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 30–31 23,000 [9]
November 11 at Penn
W 17–13 18,475 [10]
November 18 Yale
L 28–35 41,500 [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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 24, 1978). "Hustling Columbia Upsets Harvard, 21-19". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 1, 1978). "Harvard Beats UMass at Own Game, 10-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1 Backfire Kills Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 8, 1978. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Powers, John (October 15, 1978). "Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 22, 1978). "Harvard Air Attack Blitzes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Haynes, Walter (October 29, 1978). "Harvard Holds On for 24-24 Tie". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (November 5, 1978). "Brown Gambles, Tips Harvard, 31-30". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Eisenberg, Harry (November 12, 1978). "Harvard Sacks Penn's Home Streak, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 19, 1978). "Yale Has Final Say over Harvard, 35-28". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
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