1998 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1998 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

1998 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJay Mills (3rd season)
CaptainBrendan Bibro
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1998 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Penn $  6 –1   8 –2  
Brown  5 –2   7 –3  
Yale  5 –2   6 –4  
Princeton  4 –3   5 –5  
Columbia  3 –4   4 –6  
Harvard  3 –4   4 –6  
Cornell  1 –6   4 –6  
Dartmouth  1 –6   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion

In their fifth year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 211 to 136. Brendan Bibro was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 142 to 86 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at Columbia
L 0–24 11,175 [3]
September 26 at Colgate*
L 14–34 9,355 [4]
October 3 No. 12 Lehigh*
L 17–21 5,270 [5]
October 10 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 19–12 6,075 [6]
October 17 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 20–14 OT 5,574 [7]
October 24 at Princeton
W 23–22 25,388 [8]
October 31 at Dartmouth
W 20–7 7,031 [9]
November 7 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 6–27 8,067 [10]
November 14 at Penn
L 10–41 14,909 [11]
November 21 Yale
L 7–9 27,787 [12]

References
  1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1998). "Harvard Bashed by Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mayer, Sean (September 27, 1998). "Determined on Defense". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1F, 8F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1998). "Crimson Pounce, Then Fizzle; Two Late Miscues Hand It to Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 11, 1998). "Mud Bath Is Rejuvenating; Menick, Harvard Clean Up on Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Monahan, Bob (October 18, 1998). "Third TD Is the Charm for Menick; He Paces Harvard's OT Win vs. Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Concannon, Joe (October 25, 1998). "Play Is the Thing for Menick, Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Concannon, Joe (November 1, 1998). "Harvard Shows Bounce". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Concannon, Joe (November 8, 1998). "Crimson Are Hit with Combination". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Juliano, Joe (November 15, 1998). "Quakers Crush Crimson, Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Concannon, Joe (November 22, 1998). "Yale Has Late Kick for Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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