1963 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1963 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 5–2–2 4–2–1 John Yovicsin 7th James S. Lentz 2nd William W. Southmayd Harvard Stadium The 1963 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League. In their seventh year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 5–2–2 record and outscored opponents 122 to 76. William W. Southmayd 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 4–2–1 conference record was the third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 94 to 76.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 23 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule AP 1963 ^Postponed from November 23 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy y y September 28 UMass<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 0-0 16,000–16,500 Harvard in 0-0 Tie with Massachusetts Steve Cady September 29, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 October 5 Rutgers<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 28-0 12,500 Harvard Turns Back Rutgers, 28-0, for First Triumph over a Scarlet Eleven Will Bradbury October 6, 1963 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-14 16,500 Harvard Checks Cornell; Crimson Wins by 21-14 Allison Danzig October 13, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 19 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 3-3 15,000 Columbia is Tied by Harvard, 3-3; Late Drive Fails Leonard Koppett October 20, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 26 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 17-13 38,000 Harvard Beats Dartmouth, 17-13; Streak Ends at 15 Lincoln A. Werden October 27, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 2-7 11,144 Penn Upsets Harvard, 7-2; Molloy Is Leader Deane McGowen November 3, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 9 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 21-7 25,000 Harvard Topples Princeton to First Defeat, 21-7; 2 Drives Succeed Allison Danzig November 10, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 24-12 16,000 Harvard Beats Brown; Fine Punts Lead to 24-12 Victory William N. Wallace November 17, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 30^ @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) L 6-20 51,000 Yale Beats Harvard, 20-6; Elis Strike Early Allison Danzig December 1, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1960s in Boston