1979 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1979 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1979 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
1979 record3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coachJoe Restic (9th season)
CaptainMichael G. Brown
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1979 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Brown 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Harvard 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Penn 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their ninth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 157 to 148. Michael G. Brown was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 131 to 123.[2]

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Columbia
W 26–7 4,525 [3]
September 29 Massachusetts*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–20 15,000 [4]
October 6 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 10–14 12,500 [5]
October 13 at Cornell
L 14–41 9,000 [6]
October 20 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–10 32,000 [7]
October 27 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–9 15,000 [8]
November 3 at Brown
L 14–23 8,760 [9]
November 10 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 41–26 7,500 [10]
November 17 at Yale
W 22–7 72,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
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References
  1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 28–29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Haynes, Walter (September 23, 1979). "Harvard Wings Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1979). "UMass Zings Crimson, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Eisenberg, Harry (October 7, 1979). "Jensen Lifts BU over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Visser, Lesley (October 14, 1979). "Cornell Adds to Harvard Plight". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Roberts, Ernie (October 21, 1979). "Sawch Kicks Green over Harvard, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Visser, Lesley (October 28, 1979). "Harvard Falls". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Roberts, Ernie (November 4, 1979). "Brown Tips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Concannon, Joe (November 11, 1979). "Harvard Wins ... at Last". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Concannon, Joe (November 18, 1979). "Harvard Gets Up, Yale Goes Down, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
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