1988 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1988 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 2–8 2–5 Joe Restic 18th Donald C. Peterson Harvard Stadium The 1988 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for next-to-last in the Ivy League. In their 18th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 272 to 202. Donald C. Peterson 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 sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 168 to 131 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 32–33 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule 1988 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y September 17 Columbia Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 41-7 9,000 Harvard Extends Columbia's Skid to 42 Bob Monahan September 18, 1988 54 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57450823/1988-columbia-harvard/ September 24 UMass<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 28-45 7,500 Mitchell's Feats Help UMass Blitz Harvard Marvin Pave September 25, 1988 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57451956/1988-harvard-umass/ October 1 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 20-35 12,441 Wiley Strong-Arms Harvard Paul Harber October 2, 1988 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57459825/1988-harvard-hc/ October 8 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 17-19 2,000 Harvard Lets It Slip Away; Cornell Takes Advantage, 19-17 Joe Concannon October 9, 1988 69 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57467789/1988-cornell-harvard/ October 15 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 7-38 15,015 Harvard Blasted; Dartmouth Rips Crimson, 38-7 Joe Concannon October 16, 1988 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57484336/1988-dartmouth-harvard/ October 22 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 8-23 17,400 Princeton Dumps Harvard John Powers October 23, 1988 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57484968/1988-harvard-princeton/ October 29 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 28-3 14,900 Harvard Snaps Out of It; Five-Game Skid Is Halted as Defense Muffles Brown, 28-3 Bob Monahan October 30, 1988 64 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57487146/1988-brown-harvard/ November 5 Boston University<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 23-24 6,500 BU Picks Off Harvard Joe Concannon November 6, 1988 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57502726/1988-harvard-bu/ November 12 @ #19 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 13-52 37,612 Harvard Punished by Penn Joe Concannon November 13, 1988 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57503804/1988-harvard-penn/ November 19 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) L 17-26 36,000 BC and Yale Carry The Day; Harvard Falls to Eli, 26-17 Joe Concannon November 20, 1988 57 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57504828/1988-harvard-yale/ References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football