1984 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1984 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for second in the Ivy League.

1984 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
1984 record	5–4 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (14th season)
Captain	Steven W. Abbott
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

1984 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their 12th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 196 to 182 by opponents. Steven W. Abbott was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 5–2 conference record tied for second place in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 155 to 139.[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	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 35–21	10,500	[3]
September 29	No. 4 Holy Cross*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–24	19,500	[4]
October 6	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 11–33	40,504	[5]
October 13	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–18	11,500	[6]
October 20	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 21–7	20,088	[7]
October 27	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 17–15	24,234	[8]
November 3	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–10	15,000	[9]
November 10	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–38	38,810	[10]
November 17	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 27–30	40,000	[11]
*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. 30–31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Powers, John (September 23, 1984). "Harvard Brings Down the House, 35-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1984). "Holy Cross Settles a Score". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1984). "Army Gets Its Wish, Chews Up Harvard, 33-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 14, 1984). "Harvard Stops Cornell, 24-18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Cadigan, Barry (October 21, 1984). "Harvard Wins on the Run, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 28, 1984). "White and Harvard Run Away from Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (November 4, 1984). "Brown-Out at Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Newman, Chuck (November 11, 1984). "Penn Rips Harvard to Clinch Tie for Title; Surges to a 38-7 Ivy Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
11. Apple, Ginny (November 18, 1984). "Yale's Seniors Beat Harvard for 1st Time". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E20 – via Newspapers.com.