1978 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1978 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 4–4–1 2–4–1 Joe Restic 8th Steven C. Potysman Harvard Stadium 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.Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results Harvard University Cambridge, Mass. June 20, 2020 https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334 July 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200706155918/https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334 dead 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.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 28 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y September 23 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 19-21 12,000 Hustling Columbia Upsets Harvard, 21-19 Bob Monahan September 24, 1978 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23 September 30 UMass<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 10-0 12,200 Harvard Beats UMass at Own Game, 10-0 Ernie Roberts October 1, 1978 50 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23 October 7 Colgate<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 24-21 12,500 1 Backfire Kills Colgate Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. October 8, 1978 5B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54297618/1978-colgate-harvard-p-5b Newspapers.com October 14 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 20-25 6,000 Holland Runs Wild, Carries Cornell, 25-20 John Powers October 15, 1978 58 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396902/1978-o14-ivies October 21 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 24-19 28,500 Harvard Air Attack Blitzes Dartmouth Ernie Roberts October 22, 1978 55 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56398032/1978-dartmouth-harvard October 28 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) T 24-24 17,500 Harvard Holds On for 24-24 Tie Walter Haynes October 29, 1978 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56399729/1978-harvard-princeton November 4 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 30-31 23,000 Brown Gambles, Tips Harvard, 31-30 Ernie Roberts November 5, 1978 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56409309/1978-brown-harvard November 11 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 17-13 18,475 Harvard Sacks Penn's Home Streak, 17-13 Harry Eisenberg November 12, 1978 48 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56412246/1978-harvard-penn November 18 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) L 28-35 41,500 Yale Has Final Say over Harvard, 35-28 Joe Concannon November 19, 1978 41 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413336/1978-harvard-yale References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football