1970 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1970 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 7–2 5–2 John Yovicsin 14th Gary W. Farneti Harvard Stadium The 1970 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard tied for second in the Ivy League. In their 14th and final year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 227 to 157. Gary W. Farneti 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 5–2 conference record tied for second place in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 160 to 141.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 23 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1970 September 26 Northeastern<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 28-7 15,000 Harvard Victory 72d for Yovicsin The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970 S6 October 3 Rutgers<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 39-9 12,000 Harvard Trounces Rutgers, 39-9, with a 26-Point Outburst in Last Quarter Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 4, 1970 S5 October 10 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 21-28 11,428 Columbia Halts Harvard, 28 to 21 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 11, 1970 S1 October 17 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 27-24 15,000 Harvard Defeats Cornell on Late Field Goal, 27-24 George Vecsey The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 18, 1970 S1 October 24 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 14-37 35,000 Dartmouth Routs Harvard; Short Standout Parton Keese The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 25, 1970 S1 October 31 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 38-23 12,000 Harvard Gives Penn Slip, 38-23 Bob Monahan November 1, 1970 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55892910/1970-harvard-penn November 7 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 29-7 32,000 Harvard Halts Princeton; Crimson Triumphs, 29-7 Murray Chass The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 8, 1970 S1 November 14 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 17-10 10,500 Harvard Turns Back Brown, 17-10, as Bruins Suffer Seventh Straight Loss Murray Chass The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 15, 1970 S4 November 21 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) W 14-12 40,000 Harvard Halts Yale, 14-12; Elis' Rally Fails Steve Cady The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 22, 1970 S1 References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football