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American college football season

1978 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainSteven C. Potysman
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
Penn 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

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.

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 19–21 12,000
September 30 UMass*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 10–0 12,200
October 7 Colgate*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 24–21 12,500
October 14 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 20–25 6,000
October 21 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 24–19 28,500
October 28 at Princeton T 24–24 17,500
November 4 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 30–31 23,000
November 11 at Penn W 17–13 18,475
November 18 Yale L 28–35 41,500
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Monahan, Bob (September 24, 1978). "Hustling Columbia Upsets Harvard, 21-19". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Roberts, Ernie (October 1, 1978). "Harvard Beats UMass at Own Game, 10-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1 Backfire Kills Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 8, 1978. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Powers, John (October 15, 1978). "Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Roberts, Ernie (October 22, 1978). "Harvard Air Attack Blitzes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Haynes, Walter (October 29, 1978). "Harvard Holds On for 24-24 Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Roberts, Ernie (November 5, 1978). "Brown Gambles, Tips Harvard, 31-30". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Eisenberg, Harry (November 12, 1978). "Harvard Sacks Penn's Home Streak, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Concannon, Joe (November 19, 1978). "Yale Has Final Say over Harvard, 35-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
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