Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1998 Ivy League football standings The 1998 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for fifth in the Ivy League.
In their fifth year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 211 to 136. Brendan Bibro was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 142 to 86 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 19 | at Columbia | L 0–24 | 11,175 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | at Colgate* | L 14–34 | 9,355 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | No. 12 Lehigh* | L 17–21 | 5,270 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | Cornell |
| W 19–12 | 6,075 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | Holy Cross* |
| W 20–14 OT | 5,574 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | at Princeton |
| W 23–22 | 25,388 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | at Dartmouth | W 20–7 | 7,031 | [9] | |||
| November 7 | Brown |
| L 6–27 | 8,067 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | at Penn | L 10–41 | 14,909 | [11] | |||
| November 21 | Yale |
| L 7–9 | 27,787 | [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. 37-38. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1998). "Harvard Bashed by Lions". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. D17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59539116/1998-columbia-harvard/.
- ↑ Mayer, Sean (September 27, 1998). "Determined on Defense". Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, N.Y.): pp. 1F, 8F. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59542177/1998-colgate-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1998). "Crimson Pounce, Then Fizzle; Two Late Miscues Hand It to Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. D17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59547299/1998-lehigh-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 11, 1998). "Mud Bath Is Rejuvenating; Menick, Harvard Clean Up on Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C19. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59548457/1998-cornell-harvard/.
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (October 18, 1998). "Third TD Is the Charm for Menick; He Paces Harvard's OT Win vs. Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. D19. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59549665/1998-harvard-hc/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 25, 1998). "Play Is the Thing for Menick, Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. D19. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59555953/1998-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 1, 1998). "Harvard Shows Bounce". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59557034/1998-dartmouth-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 8, 1998). "Crimson Are Hit with Combination". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C11. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59558230/1998-brown-harvard/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (November 15, 1998). "Quakers Crush Crimson, Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. C9. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59559898/1998-harvard-penn/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 22, 1998). "Yale Has Late Kick for Win". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59561113/1998-harvard-yale/.
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