1965 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1965 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 5–2–2 3–2–2 John Yovicsin 9th James S. Lentz 4th Kenneth L. Boyda Harvard Stadium The 1965 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League. In their ninth year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 5–2–2 record and outscored opponents 120 to 62. Kenneth L. Boyda 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 3–2–2 conference record was the third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 70 to 55.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 24 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Actor Tommy Lee Jones was a guard on the team. Schedule y y y AP 1965 September 25 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 17-7 20,000 Rookie QB, Leo Rally Crimson, 17-7 Jerry Nason September 26, 1965 53 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69044134/1965-harvard-hc/ Attendance figure in Reserve QB Sparks Harvard Triumph September 26, 1965 4D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. October 2 1965 Tufts Jumbos Tufts<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 33-0 15,000 Leo-Less Harvard Dazes Tufts, 33-0 Tom Fitzgerald October 3, 1965 53 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55695328/1965-harvard-tufts October 9 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-6 12,000 Harvard Clips Columbia, 21-6 United Press International October 10, 1965 80 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69048491/1965-columbia-harvard/ October 16 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY T 3-3 20,000 Harvard in 3-3 Tie; Zogby of Cornell Kicks Tying Goal Allison Danzig October 17, 1965 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 23 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 0-14 39,000 Dartmouth Tops Harvard by 14-0 Allison Danzig October 24, 1965 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) T 10-10 16,415 Kicked Free Ball Helps Penn Tie Favored Harvard, 10 to 10 Deane McGowen October 31, 1965 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 6-14 34,000 Princeton Takes 16th in Row; Tigers Score, 14-6 Allison Danzig November 7, 1965 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 17-8 7,300 Harvard Tops Brown, 17-8, as Hall of Bruins Is Checked Frank Litsky November 14, 1965 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 20 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) W 13-0 50,819 Harvard Stops Elis, 13-0, on 2d-Half Ground Drive Lincoln A. Werden November 21, 1965 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1960s in Boston