1980 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1980 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 7–3 4–3 Joe Restic 10th Charles F. Durst Harvard Stadium The 1980 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League. In their tenth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 159 to 138. Charles F. Durst 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 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were evenly matched by Ivy opponents, with 106 points scored and 106 points against.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 29 Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1953 that the Crimson played three games against non-Ivy opponents. Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y September 20 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 26-6 10,000 Harvard Rolls Up 394 Total Yards as Hapless Columbia Falls 26-6 Bill Verigan September 21, 1980 Sports p. 10 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56472008/1980-columbia-harvard September 27 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 14-13 18,000 HC Can't Convert; Harvard Escapes Ernie Roberts September 28, 1980 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54315783/1980-harvard-holy-cross October 4 @ Army<ncg> Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 15-10 38,479 Harvard Surprises Army Joe Concannon October 5, 1980 60 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54316176/1980-harvard-army October 11 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 20-12 10,000 Harvard Rolls On Ernie Roberts Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 12, 1980 56 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54316386/1980-cornell-harvard October 18 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 12-30 20,000 Dartmouth Rips Harvard Ernie Roberts Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 19, 1980 54 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54316734/1980-dartmouth-harvard October 25 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 3-7 6,868 Harvard Falls Again Joe Concannon Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 26, 1980 54 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54319999/1980-harvard-princeton November 1 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 17-16 16,000 Buckley, Harvard End Brown Hex -- Barely John Powers Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 2, 1980 48 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54320800/1980-brown-harvard/ Newspapers.com November 8 William & Mary<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 24-13 10,000 Harvard Tops Wm. & Mary Lesley Visser Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 9, 1980 78 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54323196/1980-harvard-wm/ November 15 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 28-17 5,917 Harvard Rally Beats Penn Lesley Visser Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 16, 1980 86 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54323457/1980-harvard-penn/ November 22 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) L 0-14 41,000 Yale Gets Its Revenge, 14-0; Defense Ends Harvard Hopes Joe Concannon Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 23, 1980 71 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54323842/1980-harvard-yale/ References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football