1968 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1968 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 8–0–1 6–0–1 John Yovicsin 12th Victor E. Gatto Jr. Harvard Stadium Ivy League co-champion The 1968 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard was co-champion of the Ivy League. In their 12th year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled an 8–0–1 record and outscored opponents 236 to 90. Vic Gatto 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 Both Harvard and Yale were unbeaten entering their season-ending rivalry matchup. Their 29–29 tie resulted in identical 6–0–1 conference records, and in both teams being named co-champions of the league. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 150 to 70.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 The final game inspired the famous headline "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" printed in The Harvard Crimson, and a 2008 documentary film of the same name. Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Actor Tommy Lee Jones was a starting guard on the team. Schedule y y AP 1968 September 28 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 27-20 23,000 Crimson Tops Holy Cross Parton Keese The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 29, 1968 S1 October 5 Bucknell<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 59-0 12,000 Harvard Runs Roughshod over Bucknell, 59-0 Leigh Montville October 6, 1968 59 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69393830/1968-bucknell-harvard/ October 12 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 21-14 17,182 Harvard Topples Columbia, 21 to 14 William N. Wallace The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 13, 1968 S1 October 19 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 10-0 15,000 Harvard Downs Cornell by 10-0 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 20, 1968 S1 October 26 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 22-7 39,000 Harvard Stays Undefeated; Dartmouth Routed, 22-7 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 27, 1968 S1 November 2 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 28-6 25,000 Harvard Remains Undefeated, 28-6 Parton Keese The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 3, 1968 S1 November 9 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 9-7 36,000 Princeton Loses, 9-7 Dave Anderson The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 10, 1968 S1 November 16 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 31-7 16,000 Harvard Scores over Brown, 31-7 Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17, 1968 S1 November 23 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) T 29–29 40,280 Harvard Ties Yale, 29-29, on Last Play of the Game; Crimson Tallies Twice in 42 Seconds Steve Cady The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 24, 1968 S1 Awards All-Ivy League 1st team Tom Jones – Guard Vic Gatto – Running back Pete Hall – Defensive end John Emery – Linebacker Pat Conway – Defensive back Gary Singleterry – Punter References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Harvard Crimson football Category:1968 in Boston