Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1977 Ivy League football standings The 1977 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.
In their seventh year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 173 to 153. Steven J. Kaseta was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 4–3 conference record earned a three-way tie for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 118.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17 | at Columbia | W 21–7 | 7,125 | [3] | |||
| September 24 | Massachusetts* |
| L 0–17 | 9,000 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | Colgate* |
| L 21–38 | 25,000 | [5] | ||
| October 8 | at Cornell | W 17–7 | 8,000 | [6] | |||
| October 15 | Dartmouth |
| W 31–25 | 26,500 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | Princeton |
| L 7–20 | 19,000 | [8] | ||
| October 29 | at Brown | L 15–20 | 17,000 | [9] | |||
| November 5 | Penn |
| W 34–15 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | at Yale | L 7–24 | 64,685 | [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. 28. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Rogers, Thomas (September 18, 1977). "Columbia Loses; Lions' 7th Straight Loss to Harvard". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 25, 1977). "Fallon Resurfaces as UMass Stuns Harvard, 17-0". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 70. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56250256/1977-ivies-9-24.
- ↑ Eisenberg, Harry (October 2, 1977). "Colgate Clips Crimson, 38-21". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 79. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56251872/1977-colgate-harvard.
- ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 9, 1977). "Cornell Gone with Wind, Harvard Breezes, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 78. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56253611/1977-cornell-harvard.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (October 16, 1977). "Harvard and Yale Win; Big Green Toppled First Time, 31-25". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 23, 1977). "Isom, Tigers Shove Harvard into Ivy Jam, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 72. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56256421/1977-harvard-princeton.
- ↑ Keese, Parton (October 30, 1977). "Harvard Bows to Brown; Crimson Drops Out of Tie at Top". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S6.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 6, 1977). "Harvard Wins; Crimson Air Game Routs Penn, 34-15". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 13, 1977). "Yale Crushes Harvard, 24 to 7, and Captures Ivy League Title". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
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