1983 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1983 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 6–2–2 5–1–1 Joe Restic 13th Joseph K. Azelby Harvard Stadium Ivy League co-champion The 1983 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard was co-champion of the Ivy League. In their 13th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 6–2–2 record and outscored opponents 188 to 140. Joseph K. Azelby 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 5–1–1 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 147 to 88.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 30 Harvard defeated its co-champion, Penn, in their head-to-head matchup. Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule 1983 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y September 17 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 43-14 8,500 Harvard Gets the Bounces Lesley Visser September 18, 1983 60 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008829/1983-columbia-harvard/ September 24 UMass<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-21 12,500 UMass Starts Fast, Outflexes Harvard Joe Concannon September 25, 1983 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57035662/1983-harvard-umass/ October 1 Army<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 24-21 15,000 Harvard Recovers -- Dixon Interception Ties It; Villanueva FG Wins It Joe Concannon October 2, 1983 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57042503/1983-harvard-army/ October 8 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY T 3-3 11,350 Harvard Kicks In, Gets Even Joe Concannon October 9, 1983 55 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57044214/1983-cornell-harvard/ October 15 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 12-28 22,724 Dartmouth 'Back' in Ivy League Title Hunt; Polsinello, Fontes Lead Big Green Past Harvard Joe Concannon October 16, 1983 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57046292/1983-dartmouth-harvard/ October 22 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 28-26 15,500 Harvard Holds Off Princeton John Powers October 23, 1983 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57048617/1983-harvard-princeton/ October 29 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 17-10 13,100 Harvard Screens Out Brown John Powers October 30, 1983 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57050621/1983-brown-harvard/ November 5 #2 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 10-10 8,000 Harvard Ties HC, 10-10 Joe Concannon November 6, 1983 54 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57051380/1983-harvard-hc/ November 12 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 28-0 12,000 Harvard Rips Penn, Ties Up Ivy League Joe Concannon November 13, 1983 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57052849/1983-harvard-penn/ November 19 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) W 16-7 70,097 The Game: Harvard Wins, 16-7, Shares Ivy Title Ginny Apple November 20, 1983 D1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57054041/1983-harvard-yale/ References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football