Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1988 Ivy League football standings The 1988 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for next-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their 18th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 272 to 202. Donald C. Peterson was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 168 to 131 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 17 | Columbia |
| W 41–7 | 9,000 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | UMass* |
| L 28–45 | 7,500 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | at Holy Cross* | L 20–35 | 12,441 | [5] | |||
| October 8 | Cornell |
| L 17–19 | 2,000 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | at Dartmouth | L 7–38 | 15,015 | [7] | |||
| October 22 | at Princeton | L 8–23 | 17,400 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | Brown |
| W 28–3 | 14,900 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | Boston University* |
| L 23–24 | 6,500 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | at No. 19 Penn | L 13–52 | 37,612 | [11] | |||
| November 19 | Yale |
| L 17–26 | 36,000 | [12] | ||
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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. pp. 32-33. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 18, 1988). "Harvard Extends Columbia's Skid to 42". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 54. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57450823/1988-columbia-harvard/.
- ↑ Pave, Marvin (September 25, 1988). "Mitchell's Feats Help UMass Blitz Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 81. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57451956/1988-harvard-umass/.
- ↑ Harber, Paul (October 2, 1988). "Wiley Strong-Arms Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 70. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57459825/1988-harvard-hc/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 9, 1988). "Harvard Lets It Slip Away; Cornell Takes Advantage, 19-17". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 69. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57467789/1988-cornell-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 16, 1988). "Harvard Blasted; Dartmouth Rips Crimson, 38-7". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 74. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57484336/1988-dartmouth-harvard/.
- ↑ Powers, John (October 23, 1988). "Princeton Dumps Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 74. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57484968/1988-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (October 30, 1988). "Harvard Snaps Out of It; Five-Game Skid Is Halted as Defense Muffles Brown, 28-3". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 64. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57487146/1988-brown-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 6, 1988). "BU Picks Off Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 78. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57502726/1988-harvard-bu/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 13, 1988). "Harvard Punished by Penn". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 81. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57503804/1988-harvard-penn/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 20, 1988). "BC and Yale Carry The Day; Harvard Falls to Eli, 26-17". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 57. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57504828/1988-harvard-yale/.
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