1980 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1980 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.

1980 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
1980 record	7–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (10th season)
Captain	Charles F. Durst
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1980 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their tenth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 159 to 138. Charles F. Durst was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were evenly matched by Ivy opponents, with 106 points scored and 106 points against.[2]

Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1953 that the Crimson played three games against non-Ivy opponents.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 26–6	10,000	[3]
September 27	Holy Cross*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 14–13	18,000	[4]
October 4	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 15–10	38,479	[5]
October 11	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 20–12	10,000	[6]
October 18	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 12–30	20,000	[7]
October 25	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 3–7	6,868	[8]
November 1	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 17–16	16,000	[9]
November 8	William & Mary*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–13	10,000	[10]
November 15	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 28–17	5,917	[11]
November 22	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 0–14	41,000	[12]
*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. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Verigan, Bill (September 21, 1980). "Harvard Rolls Up 394 Total Yards as Hapless Columbia Falls 26-6". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Sports p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Roberts, Ernie (September 28, 1980). "HC Can't Convert; Harvard Escapes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 5, 1980). "Harvard Surprises Army". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Roberts, Ernie (October 12, 1980). "Harvard Rolls On". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Roberts, Ernie (October 19, 1980). "Dartmouth Rips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 26, 1980). "Harvard Falls Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Powers, John (November 2, 1980). "Buckley, Harvard End Brown Hex -- Barely". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Visser, Lesley (November 9, 1980). "Harvard Tops Wm. & Mary". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Visser, Lesley (November 16, 1980). "Harvard Rally Beats Penn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Concannon, Joe (November 23, 1980). "Yale Gets Its Revenge, 14-0; Defense Ends Harvard Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.