1990 Harvard Crimson football team

1990 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
1990 record	5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (20th season)
Captain	Tom Callahan
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

In their 20th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 206 to 199. Tom Callahan was the team captain. ^[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 158 to 140 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 9–6	9,430	[3]
September 22	Northeastern *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 26–0	9,200	[4]
September 29	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–35	14,106	[5]
October 6	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 17–20	16,300	[6]
October 13	Fordham *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 19–13	4,500	[7]
October 20	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 23–20	24,345	[8]
October 27	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 0–17	8,821	[9]
November 3	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 52–37	15,500	[10]
November 10	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–24	17,918	[11]
November 17	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 19–34	35,000	[12]
*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. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Greenidge, Jim (September 16, 1990). "Harvard Picks Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Concannon, Joe (September 23, 1990). "Harvard Gets a Tuneup". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1990). "Holy Cross Swarms over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1990). "Harvard Sacked by Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Monahan, Bob (October 14, 1990). "Harvard Takes Sloppy Win over Fordham". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Knobelman, Bob (October 21, 1990). "Harvard Edges Princeton in Sloppy but Close Game". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Haley, Tom (October 28, 1990). "Page Powers Dartmouth to First Shutout of Harvard Since 1965". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Concannon, Joe (November 4, 1990). "Harvard Exercises Its Option". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Juliano, Joe (November 11, 1990). "Penn Holds Off Crimson Charge for a 24-20 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
12. Concannon, Joe (November 18, 1990). "Yale Has Fun in The Game". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.