1998 Harvard Crimson football team

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1998 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
Record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive scheme Multiple
CaptainBrendan Bibro
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Penn $ 6–1  8–2 
Brown  5–2  7–3 
Yale  5–2  6–4 
Princeton  4–3  5–5 
Columbia  3–4  4–6 
Harvard  3–4  4–6 
Cornell  1–6  4–6 
Dartmouth  1–6  2–8 
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1998 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

In their fifth year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 211 to 136. Brendan Bibro was the team captain. [1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 142 to 86 by Ivy opponents. [2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at Columbia
L 0–24 11,175 [3]
September 26 at Colgate *
L 14–34 9,355 [4]
October 3 No. 12 Lehigh *
L 17–21 5,270 [5]
October 10 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 19–12 6,075 [6]
October 17 Holy Cross *
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 20–14 OT 5,574 [7]
October 24 at Princeton
W 23–22 25,388 [8]
October 31 at Dartmouth
W 20–7 7,031 [9]
November 7 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 6–27 8,067 [10]
November 14 at Penn
L 10–41 14,909 [11]
November 21 Yale
L 7–9 27,787 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1998). "Harvard Bashed by Lions". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Mayer, Sean (September 27, 1998). "Determined on Defense". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1F, 8F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1998). "Crimson Pounce, Then Fizzle; Two Late Miscues Hand It to Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 11, 1998). "Mud Bath Is Rejuvenating; Menick, Harvard Clean Up on Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Monahan, Bob (October 18, 1998). "Third TD Is the Charm for Menick; He Paces Harvard's OT Win vs. Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 25, 1998). "Play Is the Thing for Menick, Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 1, 1998). "Harvard Shows Bounce". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 8, 1998). "Crimson Are Hit with Combination". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Juliano, Joe (November 15, 1998). "Quakers Crush Crimson, Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 22, 1998). "Yale Has Late Kick for Win". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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