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| Dartmouth † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard tied for fifth place in the Ivy League.
In their eighth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 196 to 189. Steven C. Potysman was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 2–4–1 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 168 to 162 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 | ||
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| September 23 | Columbia |
| L 19–21 | 12,000 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Massachusetts* |
| W 10–0 | 12,200 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | Colgate* |
| W 24–21 | 12,500 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | Cornell |
| L 20–25 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | Dartmouth |
| W 24–19 | 28,500 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | at Princeton | T 24–24 | 17,500 | [8] | |||
| November 4 | Brown |
| L 30–31 | 23,000 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | at Penn | W 17–13 | 18,475 | [10] | |||
| November 18 | Yale |
| L 28–35 | 41,500 | [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.
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 24, 1978). "Hustling Columbia Upsets Harvard, 21-19". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 66. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23.
- ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 1, 1978). "Harvard Beats UMass at Own Game, 10-0". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 50. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23.
- ↑ "1 Backfire Kills Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, N.Y.): p. 5B. October 8, 1978. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54297618/1978-colgate-harvard-p-5b.
- ↑ Powers, John (October 15, 1978). "Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 58. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396902/1978-o14-ivies.
- ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 22, 1978). "Harvard Air Attack Blitzes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 55. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56398032/1978-dartmouth-harvard.
- ↑ Haynes, Walter (October 29, 1978). "Harvard Holds On for 24-24 Tie". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 52. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56399729/1978-harvard-princeton.
- ↑ Roberts, Ernie (November 5, 1978). "Brown Gambles, Tips Harvard, 31-30". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 62. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56409309/1978-brown-harvard.
- ↑ Eisenberg, Harry (November 12, 1978). "Harvard Sacks Penn's Home Streak, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 48. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56412246/1978-harvard-penn.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 19, 1978). "Yale Has Final Say over Harvard, 35-28". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 41. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413336/1978-harvard-yale.
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