1979 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1979 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1979 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMichael G. Brown
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale $610810
Brown520630
Princeton520540
Cornell430540
Dartmouth430441
Harvard340360
Columbia160180
Penn070090
  • $ – Conference champion

In their ninth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 157 to 148. Michael G. Brown was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 131 to 123.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at ColumbiaW 26–7 4,525 [3]
September 29 UMass*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–20 15,000 [4]
October 6 No. T–3 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 10–14 12,500 [5]
October 13 at CornellL 14–41 9,000 [6]
October 20 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–10 32,000 [7]
October 27 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–9 15,000 [8]
November 3 at BrownL 14–23 8,760 [9]
November 10 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 41–26 7,500 [10]
November 17 at YaleW 22–7 72,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References