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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1967 Ivy League football standings The 1967 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Harvard fell to a fourth-place tie in 1967.

In their eleventh year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 256 to 144. Donald J. Chiofaro was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 176 to 130.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Lafayette*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 51–0 13,000 [3]
October 7 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 29–14 31,621 [4]
October 14 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 49–13 14,000 [5]
October 21 at Cornell W 14–12 [6]
October 28 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 21–23 40,000 [7]
November 4 at Penn W 45–7 15,967 [8]
November 11 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 6–45 35,000 [9]
November 18 at Brown W 21–6 14,400 [10]
November 25 at Yale L 20–24 68,135 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results". Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 24. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Harvard Scores Four Times in Second Quarter and Routs Lafayette, 51 to 0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S7. October 1, 1967.
  4. McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1967). "Harvard Downs Boston U., 29-14". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  5. "Harvard Downs Columbia, 49-13". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1. October 15, 1967.
  6. McGowen, Deane (October 22, 1967). "Crimson Defeats Ithacans, 14 to 12". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  7. Cady, Steve (October 29, 1967). "Dartmouth Wins; Harvard Beaten". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 5, 1967). "Harvard Sets Offensive Record with 547 Yards in 45-7 Triumph over Penn". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S5.
  9. Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1967). "Moore's 5 Touchdowns Help Rout Harvard, 45-6". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  10. Cady, Steve (November 19, 1967). "Harvard Subdues Brown, 21-6; Zimmerman Sets Passing Mark". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S4.
  11. Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1967). "Yale Beats Harvard, 24-20; 68,135 Fill Bowl". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
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