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
Conference	Ivy League
1979 record	3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (9th season)
Captain	Michael G. Brown
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1979 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	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	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	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	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–23	8,760	[9]
November 10	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 41–26	7,500	[10]
November 17	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 22–7	72,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

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.