1987 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1987 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard was champion of the Ivy League.

1987 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainKevin J. Dulsky
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard $610820
Brown520730
Yale520730
Princeton430640
Cornell430550
Penn340460
Dartmouth160280
Columbia0700100
  • $ – Conference champion

In their 17th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 243 to 163. Kevin J. Dulsky was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 6–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 177 to 84.[2]

The Crimson briefly appeared in the weekly national top 20, achieving No. 20 in the poll released November 3, but fell out of the rankings the next week and remained unranked through the end of the season.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at ColumbiaW 35–0 6,449 [3]
September 26 Northeastern*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 27–24 15,900 [4]
October 3 Bucknell*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 33–14 7,650 [5]
October 10 at CornellL 17–29 21,000 [6]
October 17 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 42–3 20,500 [7]
October 24 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 24–19 20,200 [8]
October 31 at BrownW 14–9 16,800 [9]
November 7 at No. 1 Holy Cross*L 6–41 17,211 [10]
November 14 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 31–14 14,900 [11]
November 21 at YaleW 14–10 66,548 [12]

References