1977 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1977 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.

1977 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainSteven J. Kaseta
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1977 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Penn 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their seventh year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 173 to 153. Steven J. Kaseta was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record earned a three-way tie for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 118.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Columbia
W 21–7 7,125 [3]
September 24 UMass*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–17 9,000–10,116 [4][5]
October 1 Colgate*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 21–38 25,000 [6]
October 8 at Cornell
W 17–7 8,000 [7]
October 15 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 31–25 26,500 [8]
October 22 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–20 19,000 [9]
October 29 at Brown
L 15–20 17,000 [10]
November 5 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 34–15 15,000 [11]
November 12 at Yale
L 7–24 64,685 [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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Rogers, Thomas (September 18, 1977). "Columbia Loses; Lions' 7th Straight Loss to Harvard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Concannon, Joe (September 25, 1977). "Fallon Resurfaces as UMass Stuns Harvard, 17-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. Eisenberg, Harry (October 2, 1977). "Colgate Clips Crimson, 38-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Roberts, Ernie (October 9, 1977). "Cornell Gone with Wind, Harvard Breezes, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. McGowen, Deane (October 16, 1977). "Harvard and Yale Win; Big Green Toppled First Time, 31-25". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Concannon, Joe (October 23, 1977). "Isom, Tigers Shove Harvard into Ivy Jam, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Keese, Parton (October 30, 1977). "Harvard Bows to Brown; Crimson Drops Out of Tie at Top". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 6, 1977). "Harvard Wins; Crimson Air Game Routs Penn, 34-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. Wallace, William N. (November 13, 1977). "Yale Crushes Harvard, 24 to 7, and Captures Ivy League Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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