1971 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1971 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 4–3 Joe Restic 1st David A. Ignacio Harvard Stadium The 1971 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished fourth in the Ivy League. In their first year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 180 to 167. David A. Ignacio 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 placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 147 to 139.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 25 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1971 September 25 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 16-21 14,000 Holy Cross Ends Slump in 21-16 Harvard Upset Steve Cady The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 26, 1971 S5 October 2 1971 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 17-7 15,000 Harvard Rallies for 17-7 Victory Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3, 1971 S4 October 9 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-19 13,500 Harvard Tops Columbia, 21-19; Conversions Beat Lions Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10, 1971 S1 October 16 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 16-21 20,000 Cornell Subdues Harvard by 21-16 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17, 1971 S1 October 23 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 13-16 33,500 Dartmouth 16-13 Victor; Late Field Goal Downs Harvard Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24, 1971 S1 October 30 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 28-27 21,770 Harvard Tops Penn, 28-27, as Quakers' Late Conversion Try Fails Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31, 1971 S4 November 6 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 10-21 23,000 Princeton Raps Harvard, 21-10; Tigers Get Stoeckel Six Times Ernie Roberts November 7, 1971 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55896283/1971-harvard-princeton November 13 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 24-19 11,500 Harvard Topples Brown on Crone's Pass, 24 to 19 William N. Wallace The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14, 1971 S4 November 20 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) W 35-16 51,238 Harvard Sets Back Yale on Big First Half, 35-16 William N. Wallace The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21, 1971 S1 References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football