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
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainScott C. Collins
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1986 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Cornell 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Brown 4 –2 –15 –4 –1
Dartmouth 3 –3 –13 –6 –1
Harvard 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Yale 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –00 –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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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. T–5 William & Mary*
L 0–24 13,100 [5]
October 11 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–3 17,531 [6]
October 18 at Dartmouth
W 42–26 15,618 [7]
October 25 at Princeton
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
L 10–17 25,650 [11]
November 22 Yale
W 24–17 40,000 [12]

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.
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