1969 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1969 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 3–6 2–5 John Yovicsin 13th John F. Cramer Harvard Stadium The 1969 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Harvard fell to a fifth-place tie in 1969. In their 13th year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 166 to 165. John F. Cramer 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 2–5 conference record tied for fifth-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 153 to 142 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 25 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y y AP 1969 September 27 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 13-0 25,000 B.C. and Harvard Win Openers; Crimson Stops Holy Cross, 13-0 Francis Rosa September 28, 1969 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55825457/1969-harvard-holy-cross October 4 Boston University<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 10-13 26,000 Boston U.'s Late Touchdown Ends Harvard Streak, 13 to 10 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 5, 1969 S4 October 11 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 51-0 15,000 Harvard Triumphs over Columbia, 51-0 Al Harvin The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12, 1969 S1 October 18 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 24-41 14,000 5 by Big R-Ed a Harvard Jolt Associated Press October 19, 1969 1E The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55830369/1969-cornell-harvard October 25 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 10-24 40,000 Dartmouth Tops Harvard, 24-10, for 5th Straight; Misplays the Key Parton Keese The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 26, 1969 S1 November 1 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 20-6 30,943 Harvard Defeats Penn, 20 to 6, as Hornblower Paces Attack with 173 Yards Al Harvin The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2, 1969 S5 November 8 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 20-51 28,000 Princeton and Dartmouth Win to Stay in Ivy Tie; Harvard Beaten Dave Anderson The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 9, 1969 S1 November 15 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 17-24 15,900 Brown Subdues Harvard; Bruins Triumph, 24-17 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16, 1969 S1 November 22 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) L 0-7 62,562 Princeton and Yale Win, Tie Dartmouth for Title; Elis Top Harvard, 7-0 William N. Wallace The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 23, 1969 S1 References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1969 in Boston