Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1969 Ivy League football standings The 1969 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Harvard fell to a fifth-place tie in 1969.
In their 13th year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 166 to 165. John F. Cramer was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for fifth-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 153 to 142 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Holy Cross* |
| W 13–0 | 25,000 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | Boston University* |
| L 10–13 | 26,000 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | Columbia |
| W 51–0 | 15,000 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | at Cornell | L 24–41 | 14,000 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | Dartmouth |
| L 10–24 | 40,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | at Penn | W 20–6 | 30,943 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Princeton |
| L 20–51 | 28,000 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | at Brown | L 17–24 | 15,900 | [10] | |||
| November 22 | at Yale | L 0–7 | 62,562 | [11] | |||
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References[]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 25. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Rosa, Francis (September 28, 1969). "B.C. and Harvard Win Openers; Crimson Stops Holy Cross, 13-0". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 71. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55825457/1969-harvard-holy-cross.
- ↑ "Boston U.'s Late Touchdown Ends Harvard Streak, 13 to 10". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S4. October 5, 1969.
- ↑ Harvin, Al (October 12, 1969). "Harvard Triumphs over Columbia, 51-0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ "5 by Big R-Ed a Harvard Jolt". The Sunday Press. Associated Press (Binghamton, N.Y.): p. 1E. October 19, 1969. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55830369/1969-cornell-harvard.
- ↑ Keese, Parton (October 26, 1969). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard, 24-10, for 5th Straight; Misplays the Key". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Harvin, Al (November 2, 1969). "Harvard Defeats Penn, 20 to 6, as Hornblower Paces Attack with 173 Yards". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S5.
- ↑ Anderson, Dave (November 9, 1969). "Princeton and Dartmouth Win to Stay in Ivy Tie; Harvard Beaten". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 16, 1969). "Brown Subdues Harvard; Bruins Triumph, 24-17". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 23, 1969). "Princeton and Yale Win, Tie Dartmouth for Title; Elis Top Harvard, 7-0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
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