1991 Harvard Crimson football team

1991 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–5–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (21st season)
Captain	John Lausch
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Harvard	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Yale	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1991 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League.

In their 21st year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 223 to 203. John Lausch was the team captain. ^[1]

Harvard's 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 163 to 160. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 21–16	12,200	[3]
September 28	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–21	35,881	[4]
October 5	No. 7 Holy Cross *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–28	16,225	[5]
October 12	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 7–14	5,762	[6]
October 19	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 17–22	12,500	[7]
October 26	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 24–21	21,506	[8]
November 2	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	T 31–31	19,638	[9]
November 9	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–29	5,750	[10]
November 16	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 22–18	9,577	[11]
November 23	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 13–23	40,091	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee 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. 34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Monahan, Bob (September 22, 1991). "Harvard Sophomore Giardi Is a Jinx for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1991). "Army Eludes Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 6, 1991). "Holy Cross Jars Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Grunwald, Michael (October 13, 1991). "Harvard Fails to Finish the Job". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Robbins, Liz (October 20, 1991). "Harvard Stalls Out in Second Half Again". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 27, 1991). "Princeton Falls Short vs. Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1991). "Harvard Tangles Up Field Goal and Can't Get Untied". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1991). "Johnson Gives Harvard a Rush". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Concannon, Joe (November 17, 1991). "Harvard's Victory Loses Its Impact". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1991). "Yale Rises Up to Get The Win". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.