1972 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1972 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 4–4–1 3–3–1 Joe Restic 2nd Theodore DeMars Harvard Stadium The 1972 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished fifth in the Ivy League. In their second year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 198 to 186. Theodore DeMars 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 3–3–1 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 146 to 144.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 26 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1972 September 30 UMass<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 19-28 13,000–13,500 Massachusetts Downs Harvard Associated Press October 1, 1972 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 October 7 Boston University<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 33-14 5,000 Harvard Subdues Boston U., 33 to 14 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8, 1972 S4 October 14 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 20-18 20,975 Harvard Trips Columbia, 20-18; Lion Rally Fails Lincoln A. Werden October 15, 1972 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 21 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 33-15 20,000 Harvard Wins; Crimson Gets 20 in 4th Period, Routs Cornell, 33-15 Steve Cady October 22, 1972 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 28 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) T 21-21 32,000 Harvard Ties Dartmouth, 21-21; Fumble Is Costly Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29, 1972 S1 November 4 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 27-38 9,000 Penn Rally Trips Harvard, 38 to 27 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5, 1972 S1 November 11 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 7-10 25,000 Princeton Beats Harvard by 10-7 Gerald Eskenazi The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12, 1972 S4 November 18 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-14 10,000 Foster Ignites Harvard; 'Sucker Play' TD Runs Submerge Brown, 21-14 Ernie Roberts November 19, 1972 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55959224/1972-brown-harvard November 25 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) L 17-28 39,000 Yale Rally Tops Harvard; Elis Triumph by 28 to 17 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26, 1972 S1 References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football