1989 Harvard Crimson football team

1989 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
1989 record	5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (19th season)
Captain	Greg Gicewicz
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1989 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League.

In their 19th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 257 to 207. Greg Gicewicz was the team captain. ^[1]

Harvard's 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 134 to 120. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 26–10	4,750	[3]
September 23	No. 4 Holy Cross *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 17–31	17,500	[4]
September 30	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 28–56	39,115	[5]
October 7	Lehigh *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 28–50	11,200	[6]
October 14	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–28	21,000	[7]
October 21	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 6–5	20,500	[8]
October 28	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–28	22,300	[9]
November 4	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–14	10,700	[10]
November 11	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 24–15	12,600	[11]
November 18	at No. 13 Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 37–20	59,263	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Harvard Gets Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 17, 1989. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Holy Cross Comeback Stifles Harvard, 31-17". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 24, 1989. pp. D15, D18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 1, 1989). "Army Marches Through Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Powers, John (October 8, 1989). "Lehigh Humbles Harvard, 50-28". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure from boxscore at "Lehigh 50, Harvard 28". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1989. p. S9.
7. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Cornell Keeps Harvard Down". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Harvard Boots Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Knobelman, Bob (October 29, 1989). "Gimmicks Help Princeton to Easy Win over Harvard". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Concannon, Joe (November 5, 1989). "Harvard's Restic Wins His 100th". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1989). "Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
12. Concannon, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Harvard Beats Yale in The Upset; Elis Forced to Share Ivy Title". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.