1986 Harvard Crimson football team

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.

1986 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
1986 record	3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (16th season)
Captain	Scott C. Collins
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1986 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Cornell	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 108.[2]

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 34–0	7,534	[3]
September 27	Holy Cross*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–41	12,540	[4]
October 4	at No. 5 William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–24	13,100	[5]
October 11	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–3	17,531	[6]
October 18	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 42–26	15,618	[7]
October 25	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 3–14	20,500	[8]
November 1	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 19–31	12,540	[9]
November 8	UMass*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–17	1,250	[10]
November 15	at No. 6 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 10–17	25,650	[11]
November 22	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 24–17	40,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 21, 1986). "Harvard Eases Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Holy Cross Rips Harvard, 41-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 28, 1986. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Powers, John (October 5, 1986). "Wm. & Mary Rips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Monahan, Bob (October 12, 1986). "Harvard Left Blank, 3-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Reinert, Bob (October 19, 1986). "Yohe's Offense the Key; Harvard Tramples Dartmouth, 42-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cadigan, Barry (October 26, 1986). "Fired-Up Princeton Burns Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1986). "Key Pass Helps Brown Shade Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Concannon, Joe (November 9, 1986). "UMass Rams Harvard, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Freligh, Sarajane (November 16, 1986). "Quakers Keep Rolling, Down Harvard, 17-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
12. Concannon, Joe (November 23, 1986). "Happy Ending for BC, Harvard; Crimson D Slams Door on Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.