1982 Harvard Crimson football team
American college football season
The 1982 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Crimson were one of three co-champions of the Ivy League .
In their 12th year under head coach Joe Restic , the Crimson compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 259 to 136. Greg Brown was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 5–2 conference record put it in a three-way tie atop the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 191 to 88.[2] Despite having the best in-conference and overall point differentials of the three, Harvard lost its head-to-head matchups against both of its co-champions, Dartmouth and Penn .
This was Harvard's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1873.
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 18 Columbia
Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 27–16 8,500 [3]
September 25 UMass *
Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 31–14 12,500 [4]
October 2 at Army *
L 13–17 39,830 [5]
October 9 Cornell
Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 25–13 8,000 [6]
October 16 at Dartmouth
L 12–14 17,416 [7]
October 23 at Princeton
W 27–15 19,824 [8]
October 30 Brown
Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 34–0 18,000 [9]
November 6 at No. 7 Holy Cross *
Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 24–17 20,681 [10]
November 13 at Penn
L 21–23 34,746 [11]
November 20 Yale
W 45–7 40,000 [12]
References
^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University . Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Duffy, Bob (September 19, 1982). "Harvard Flexes Its Muscle" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Duffy, Bob (September 26, 1982). "Allard Sets Harvard Record" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Craig, Jack (October 3, 1982). "Army Stymies Harvard Drive" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Harvard Reigns, Blows off Cornell" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 10, 1982. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1982). "Dartmouth Stiffens, Holds Off Harvard" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (October 24, 1982). "Harvard Breaks Hex" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (October 31, 1982). "Harvard D-Feats Brown for a Piece of First" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (November 7, 1982). "Allard, Harvard Make History" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Logan, Joe (November 14, 1982). "Penn Trips Harvard, Clinches Tie for Title" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Apple, Ginny (November 21, 1982). "Harvard Gives Yale a Pasting" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com .
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