1986 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1986 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 3–7 3–4 Joe Restic 16th Scott C. Collins Harvard Stadium The 1986 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson finished fifth in the Ivy League. In their 16th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 190 to 139. Scott C. Collins 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 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 108.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 31–32 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule 1986 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y September 20 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 34-0 7,534 Harvard Eases Past Columbia Joe Concannon September 21, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57264669/1986-columbia-harvard/ September 27 Holy Cross<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-41 12,540 Holy Cross Rips Harvard, 41-0 Associated Press September 28, 1986 E13, E14 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57266177/1986-harvard-hc/ October 4 @ No. T–5 William & Mary<ncg> Cary Field Williamsburg, VA L 0-24 13,100 Wm. & Mary Rips Harvard John Powers October 5, 1986 69 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57269833/1986-harvard-wm/ October 11 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-3 17,531 Harvard Left Blank, 3-0 Bob Monahan October 12, 1986 55 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57276068/1986-cornell-harvard/ October 18 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 42-26 15,618 Yohe's Offense the Key; Harvard Tramples Dartmouth, 42-26 Bob Reinert October 19, 1986 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57278750/1986-dartmouth-harvard/ October 25 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 3-14 20,500 Fired-Up Princeton Burns Harvard Barry Cadigan October 26, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57299991/1986-harvard-princeton/ November 1 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 19-31 12,540 Key Pass Helps Brown Shade Harvard Joe Concannon November 2, 1986 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57302834/1986-brown-harvard/ November 8 UMass<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-17 1,250 UMass Rams Harvard, 17-7 Joe Concannon November 9, 1986 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57303603/1986-harvard-umass/ November 15 @ #6 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 10-17 25,650 Quakers Keep Rolling, Down Harvard, 17-10 Sarajane Freligh November 16, 1986 1-D, 16-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57305521/1986-harvard-penn/ November 22 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) W 24-17 40,000 Happy Ending for BC, Harvard; Crimson D Slams Door on Yale Joe Concannon November 23, 1986 49 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57306228/1986-n23-rivalries/ References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football