Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1975 Ivy League football standings The 1975 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. A year after sharing the Ivy League crown, the Crimson won the championship outright in 1975.
In their fifth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 216 to 133. Daniel M. Jiggetts was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 6–1 conference record placed first in the Ivy League standings, for the second year in a row. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 189 to 113.[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 18–7 | 11,000 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | Boston University* |
| L 9–13 | 37,289 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | Columbia |
| W 35–30 | 11,000 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | at Cornell | W 34–13 | 18,000 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | Dartmouth |
| W 24–10 | 31,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | at Penn | W 21–3 | 17,256 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Princeton |
| L 20–24 | 23,000 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | at Brown | W 45–26 | 18,000 | [10] | |||
| November 22 | at Yale | W 10–7 | 66,846 | [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. 27. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Harvard 18, Holy Cross 7". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S8. September 28, 1975.
- ↑ "Harvard Upset, 13-9; Boston U. Aided by 8 Fumbles". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S6. October 5, 1975.
- ↑ Rogers, Thomas (October 12, 1975). "Columbia Edged by Harvard; Crimson Withstands Lion Rally, 35-30". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ "Harvard Victor over Cornell; Crimson Routs Big Red, 34-13". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S6. October 19, 1975.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (October 26, 1975). "Ohio State, Harvard Win". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 2, 1975). "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Crimson Sets Back Penn, 21 to 3". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 9, 1975). "Harvard Is Toppled by Princeton, 24-20; Crimson Halted for 3 Quarters, Rally Fails". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 16, 1975). "Harvard Routs Brown by 45-26 to Share Ivy Lead with Yale". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 23, 1975). "Harvard Tops Yale, 10-7, and Takes Ivy Title". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
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