1960 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1960 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 4–3 John Yovicsin 4th Terry F. Lenzner Harvard Stadium The 1960 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1960 college football season. Harvard tied for third in the Ivy League. In their fourth year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 119 to 90. Terry F. Lenzner 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 tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 86 to 65 by Ivy opponents.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 22–23 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1960 September 24 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 13-6 18,000 Harvard Sets Back Holy Cross, 13 to 6 Gordon S. Jr. White September 25, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 1 Massachusetts<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 12-27 10,500 Ravenel of Harvard Hurt in 27-12 Loss October 2, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-12 15,000 Alert Big Red Subdues Harvard at Ithaca, 12-0 Robert L. Teague October 9, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 8-7 21,899 Harvard Interception Stops Columbia, 8-7 Robert L. Teague October 16, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 9-6 30,000 Crimson Sinks Dartmouth; Pass Beats Indians, 9-6 Howard M. Tuckner October 23, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 8-0 11,000 Harvard Topples Penn, 8-0, on Halaby's Pass Bob Holbrook October 30, 1960 69 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68373894/1960-harvard-penn/ November 5 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 12-14 36,000 Tigers Turn Back Harvard, 14 to 12 Frank S. Adams November 6, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 22-8 15,000 Harvard Subdues Brown Team, 22-8 Howard M. Tuckner November 13, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 19 #17 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) L 6-39 40,000 Yale Routs Harvard, 39-6; Elis Get Ivy Title Joseph M. Sheehan November 20, 1960 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1960s in Boston