Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1991 Ivy League football standings The 1991 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League.
In their 21st year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 223 to 203. John Lausch was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 163 to 160.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Columbia | W 21–16 | 12,200 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | at Army* | L 20–21 | 35,881 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | No. 7 Holy Cross* |
| L 13–28 | 16,225 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Fordham* |
| L 7–14 | 5,762 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at Cornell | L 17–22 | 12,500 | [7] | |||
| October 26 | Princeton |
| W 24–21 | 21,506 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Dartmouth |
| T 31–31 | 19,638 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | at Brown | W 35–29 | 5,750 | [10] | |||
| November 16 | Penn |
| W 22–18 | 9,577 | [11] | ||
| November 23 | at Yale | L 13–23 | 40,091 | [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. p. 34. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 22, 1991). "Harvard Sophomore Giardi Is a Jinx for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 69. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58552673/1991-columbia-harvard/.
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1991). "Army Eludes Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 69. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58554419/1991-harvard-army/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 6, 1991). "Holy Cross Jars Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 57. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58555993/1991-harvard-hc/.
- ↑ Grunwald, Michael (October 13, 1991). "Harvard Fails to Finish the Job". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 70. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58557488/1991-fordham-harvard/.
- ↑ Robbins, Liz (October 20, 1991). "Harvard Stalls Out in Second Half Again". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 65. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58558656/1991-o19-ivies/.
- ↑ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 27, 1991). "Princeton Falls Short vs. Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 10-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58559249/1991-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1991). "Harvard Tangles Up Field Goal and Can't Get Untied". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 66. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58576700/1991-dartmouth-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1991). "Johnson Gives Harvard a Rush". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 69. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58578554/1991-brown-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 17, 1991). "Harvard's Victory Loses Its Impact". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 103. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58589362/1991-harvard-penn/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1991). "Yale Rises Up to Get The Win". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 49. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58590651/1991-harvard-yale/.
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