1984 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1984 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 5–2 Joe Restic 14th Steven W. Abbott Harvard Stadium The 1984 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for second in the Ivy League. In their 12th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 196 to 182 by opponents. Steven W. Abbott 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 155 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 30–31 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule 1984 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y September 22 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY W 35-21 10,500 Harvard Brings Down the House, 35-21 John Powers September 23, 1984 100 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119167/1984-columbia-harvard/ September 29 #4 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 14-24 19,500 Holy Cross Settles a Score Joe Concannon September 30, 1984 89 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119779/1984-harvard-hc/ October 6 @ Army<ncg> Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 11-33 40,504 Army Gets Its Wish, Chews Up Harvard, 33-11 Joe Concannon October 7, 1984 59 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57120677/1984-harvard-army/ October 13 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 24-18 11,500 Harvard Stops Cornell, 24-18 Joe Concannon October 14, 1984 54 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57120916/1984-cornell-harvard/ October 20 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 21-7 20,088 Harvard Wins on the Run, 21-7 Barry Cadigan October 21, 1984 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57157558/1984-dartmouth-harvard/ October 27 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 17-15 24,234 White and Harvard Run Away from Princeton Joe Concannon October 28, 1984 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57163347/1984-harvard-princeton/ November 3 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 24-10 15,000 Brown-Out at Harvard Joe Concannon November 4, 1984 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57164704/1984-brown-harvard/ November 10 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7-38 38,810 Penn Rips Harvard to Clinch Tie for Title; Surges to a 38-7 Ivy Win Chuck Newman November 11, 1984 1-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57166963/1984-harvard-penn/ November 17 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) L 27-30 40,000 Yale's Seniors Beat Harvard for 1st Time Ginny Apple November 18, 1984 E1, E20 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57168456/1984-harvard-yale/ References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football